Plate Tectonics Frederick Vine
the observed magnetic profile sea floor around mid-oceanic ridge agrees closely profile predicted vine–matthews–morley hypothesis.
vine s phd thesis on magnetism in seafloor , supervised drummond matthews. having met harry hess aware of sea floor spreading, ocean bed acts conveyor belt moving away central ridge. vine s work, of drummond matthews , lawrence morley of geological survey of canada, helped put variations in magnetic properties of ocean crust context in known vine–matthews–morley hypothesis. supported dietz s (nature 1961) idea sea floor spreading occurring @ mid-ocean ridges. vine , matthews showed basalt created @ mid-ocean ridge records earth s current magnetic field polarity (and strength), turning hess s theoretical conveyor belt tape recorder . furthermore, showed magnetic reversals frozen these rocks, suggested allan cox (nature 1963), can seen parallel strips travel perpendicularly away ridge crest.
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