Publications
Published papers: *more significant
1. Macdonald, K.C. and G. Simmons, Temperature coefficient of the thermal conductivities of ocean sediments, Deep-Sea Res. 19:669-671, 1972.
2. Luyendyk, B.P., K.C. Macdonald and W.B. Bryan, Rifting history of the Woodlark Basin in the southwest Pacific, Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 84:1125-1134, 1973.
3. Macdonald, K.C. , B.P. Luyendyk and R.P. von Herzen, Heat flow and plate boundaries in Melanesia, J. Geophys. Res. 78:2637-2547, 1973.
*4. Macdonald, K.C. and C.D. Hollister, Near-bottom thermocline in the Samoan Passage, west equatorial Pacific, Nature 243:461-462, 1973.
5. Reid, I. and K .C. Macdonald , Microearthquake study of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 37°N using sonobouys, Nature 246:88-90, 1973.
6. Detrick, R., J.D. Mudie, B.P. Luyendyk and K .C. Macdonald , Near-bottom observations of an active transform fault: Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°N, Nature 246:59-61, 1973.
7. Spindel, R.C., S.B. Davis, K.C. Macdonald , R.P. Porter and J.D. Phillips, Microearthquake survey of the median valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 36°30'N, Nature 248:577-579, 1974.
*8. Macdonald, K.C. and J.D. Mudie, Microearthquakes on the Galapagos spreading center and the seismicity of fast-spreading ridges, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc. 36:245-257, 1974.
9. Macdonald, K.C. , Marine seismicity, Rev. Geophys. Space Phys. 13:540-552, 1975.
10. Macdonald, K.C. , B.P. Luyendyk, J.D. Mudie and F.N. Spiess, Near-bottom geophysical study of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge median valley near lat. 37°N, preliminary observations, Geology 3:211-216, 1975.
11. Macdonald, K.C. , Geomagnetic reversals and the deep drill hole at DSDP Site 332, J. Geophys. Res. 81:4163-4166, 1976.
12. Luyendyk, B.P. and K.C. Macdonald , Spreading center terms and concepts, Geology 4:369-370, 1976.
13. Macdonald, K.C. and F.N. Spiess, East Pacific Rise submersible program workshop report, S.I.O. Reference 76-18, 15 pp, 1976.
14. Macdonald, K.C. and F.N. Spiess, High resolution geophysical studies of the Cocos and Rivera plates, CIBCASIO Transactions 3:89-118, 1976.
15. Luyendyk, B.P. and K.C. Macdonald , Physiography and structure of the Famous Rift Valley inner floor observed with a deep towed instrument package, Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 88:648-663, 1977.
*16. Macdonald, K.C. , Near-bottom magnetic anomalies, asymmetric spreading, oblique spreading, and tectonics of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (37°N), Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 88:541-555, 1977.
*17. Macdonald, K.C. and B.P. Luyendyk, Deep-tow studies of the structure of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge crest near 37°N (Famous), Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 88:621-636, 1977.
*18. Atwater, T.M. and K.C. Macdonald , Are spreading centres perpendicular to their transform faults? Nature 270:715-719, 1977.
19. Macdonald, K.C. and T.M. Atwater, Evolution of rifted ocean ridges, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 39:319-327, 1978.
20. Macdonald, K.C. and T.L. Holcombe, Inversion of magnetic anomalies and seafloor spreading in the Cayman Trough, Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 40:407-414, 1978.
21. Macdonald, K.C. , K. Kastens, S.P. Miller and F.N. Spiess, Deep-tow studies of the Tamayo transform fault, Mar. Geophys. Res. 4:37-70, 1979.
22. Kastens, K.A., K.C. Macdonald , K. Becker and K. Crane, The Tamayo transform fault in the mouth of the Gulf of California, Mar. Geophys. Res. 4:300-325, 1979.
*23. Macdonald, K.C. , S.P. Miller, S.P. Huestis and F.N. Spiess, Three-dimensional modeling of a magnetic reversal boundary from inversion of deep-tow measurements, J. Geophys. Res. 85:3670-3681, 1980.
*24. RISE Team: Spiess, F.N., K.C. Macdonald et al., East Pacific Rise: Hot springs and geophysical experiments, Science 207:1421-1433, 1980. Winner AAAS Newcomb-Cleveland Prize.
*25. Macdonald, K.C. , K. Becker, F.N. Spiess and R. Ballard, Hydrothermal heat flux of the black smoker vents on the East Pacific Rise, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 48:1-7, 1980.
26. Killingly, J.S., W.H. Berger, K.C. Macdonald and W.A. Newman, 180/160 variations in deep-sea carbonate shells from the RISE hydrothermal field, Nature 288:218-221, 1980.
27. Lupton, J.E., G.P. Klinkhammer, W.R. Normark, R. Haymon, K.C. Macdonald , R.E. Weiss and H. Craig, Helium-3 and manganese at the 21°N East Pacific Rise hydrothermal site, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 50:115-127, 1980.
28. Macdonald, K.C. and B.P. Luyendyk, The crest of the East Pacific Rise, Scientific American 244:100-117, 1981.
29. Ballard, R.D., H. Craig, J. Edmond, M. Einaudi, R. Holcomb, H.D. Holland, C.A. Hopson, B.P. Luyendyk, K.C. Macdonald , J. Morton, J. Orcutt and N. Sleep, Crustal processes of the mid-ocean ridge, Science 213:31-40, 1981.
*30. Macdonald, K.C. , Mid-ocean ridges: Fine scale tectonic, volcanic and hydrothermal processes within the plate boundary zone, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 10:155-190, 1982. ISI citation award
31. Macdonald, K.C. , Geophysical setting for hydrothermal vents and mineral deposits on the East Pacific Rise, Mar. Tech. Soc. J. 16:26-32, 1982.
32. Macdonald, K.C. , Book review of Seafloor Spreading Centers: Hydrothermal Systems, by P.A. Rona and R.P. Lowell, Geology 9:495, 1982.
33. Macdonald, K.C. and B.P. Luyendyk, The Crest of the East Pacific Rise, in: R. Decker and B. Decker, eds., Volcanoes and Earth's Interior, Freeman, San Francisco, 141 pp. (Reprinted from Scientific American, 1981), 1982.
34. Macdonald, K.C. , Oceanic hot springs, feature article in McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 57-67, 1982.
35. Riedesel, M., J.A. Orcutt, K.C. Macdonald and J.R. McClain, Microearthquakes on the black smoker hydrothermal field, J. Geophys. Res. 87:10613-10623, 1982.
*36. Macdonald, K.C. , S.P. Miller, B.P. Luyendyk, T.M. Atwater and L. Shure, Investigation of a Vine-Matthews magnetic lineation from a submersible: The source and character of marine magnetic anomalies, J. Geophys. Res. 88:3403-3418, 1983.
*37. Macdonald, K.C. and P.J. Fox, Overlapping spreading centers: New accretion geometry on the East Pacific Rise, Nature 301:55-58, 1983. ISI citation award
38. Macdonald, K.C. and P.J. Fox, Matters arising - Overlapping spreading centers on the East Pacific Rise, Nature 303:549-550, 1983.
39. Macdonald, K.C. , A geophysical comparison between fast and slow spreading centers: Constraints on magma chamber formation and hydrothermal activity, in: Rona, P. and others, eds., Hydrothermal Processes at Seafloor Spreading Centers, p. 27-51, NATO Conference Series IV: 12, Plenum, NY, 796 pp, 1983.
40. Macdonald, K.C. , Crustal processes at spreading centers, Rev. Geophys. Space Phys. 21:1441-1454, 1983.
*41. Macdonald, K.C. , J.-C. Sempere and P.J. Fox, East Pacific Rise from Siqueiros to Orozco fracture zones: Along-strike continuity of axial neovolcanic zone and structure and evolution of overlapping spreading centers, J. Geophys. Res. 89:6049-6069 and 6301-6306, 1984. ISI citation award
42. Tamayo Tectonic Team: D.G. Gallo, W.S.F. Kidd, P.J. Fox, J.A. Karson, K.C. Macdonald , K. Crane, P. Choukroune, M. Seguret, R. Moody and K. Kastens, Tectonics at the intersection of the East Pacific Rise with the Tamayo transform fault, Mar. Geophys. Res. 6:159-185, 1984.
43. Sempere, J.-C., K.C. Macdonald and S.P. Miller, Overlapping spreading centers: 3-D inversion of the magnetic field at 9°03'N on the East Pacific Rise, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc. 79:799-811, 1984.
44. Haymon, R.M. and K.C. Macdonald , The geology of deep-sea hot springs, American Scientist 73:441-450, 1985.
45. Miller, S.P., K.C. Macdonald and P.F. Lonsdale, Near bottom magnetic profile across the Red Sea, Mar. Geophys. Res. 7:401-418, 1985.
*46. Macdonald, K.C. and B.P. Luyendyk, Investigation of faulting and abyssal hill formation on the flanks of the East Pacific Rise (21°N) using ALVIN, Mar. Geophys. Res. 7:515-535, 1985.
47. Luyendyk, B.P. and K.C. Macdonald , A geological transect across the crest of the East Pacific Rise at 21°N latitude made from the deep submersible ALVIN, Mar. Geophys. Res. 7:467-488, 1985.
48. Sverdrup, K.A., K.C. Macdonald and W.A. Prothero, Ocean bottom seismometer detection of earthquakes on the Gorda Rise near 41.5° North, Mar. Geophys. Res. 7:4339-453, 1985.
*49. Gallo, D.G., P.J. Fox and K.C. Macdonald , A Sea Beam investigation of the Clipperton transform fault: The morphotectonic expression of a fast slipping transform boundary, J. Geophys. Res. 91:3455-3467, 1986.
50. Macdonald, K.C. , The Crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Models for crustal generation processes and tectonics, in Vogt, P. and B. Tucholke, eds., The Geology of North America: The Western North Atlantic Region, v. M, Geological Society of America, Boulder, 51-68, 1986.
*51. Macdonald, K.C. , D.A. Castillo, S.P. Miller, P.J. Fox, K.A. Kastens and E. Bonatti, Deep-tow studies of the Vema fracture zone I. Tectonics of a major slow slipping transform fault and its intersection with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, J. Geophys. Res. 91:3334-3354, 1986.
52. Kastens, K.A., K.C. Macdonald , S.P. Miller and P.J. Fox, Deep-tow studies of the Vema fracture zone: II. Evidence for tectonism and bottom currents in the sediments of the transform valley floor, J. Geophys. Res. 91:3355-3367, 1986.
53. Madsen, J.A., P.J. Fox and K.C. Macdonald , Morphotectonic fabric of the Orozco Transform fault: Results from a Sea Beam investigation, J. Geophys. Res 91:3439-3454, 1986.
54. Bicknell, J.D., K.C. Macdonald , S.P. Miller, P.F. Lonsdale and K. Becker, Tectonics of the Nereus Deep, Red Sea: A Deep-tow investigation of a site of initial rifting, Mar. Geophys. Res. 8:131-148, 1986.
*55. Sempere, J.-C. and K.C. Macdonald , Overlapping spreading centers: Implications from crack growth simulation by the displacement discontinuity method, Tectonics 5:151-163, 1986.
56. Macdonald, K.C. , J.-C. Sempere and P.J. Fox, Reply: The debate concerning overlapping spreading centers and mid-ocean ridge processes, J. Geophys. Res. 91:10501-10511, 1986.
*57. Sempere, J.-C. and K.C. Macdonald , Deep-tow studies of the overlapping spreading centers at 9°03'N on the East Pacific Rise, Tectonics 5:881-900, 1986.
58. Sempere, J.-C. and K.C. Macdonald , Marine tectonics: Processes at mid-ocean ridges, Rev. Geophys. 25:1313-1347, 1987.
*59. Macdonald, K.C. , J.-C. Sempere ,P.J. Fox and R. Tyce, Tectonic evolution of ridge axis discontinuities by the meeting, linking or self-decapitation of neighboring ridge segments, Geology 15:993-997, 1987. ISI citation award
60. Sempere, J.-C., K.C. Macdonald , S.P. Miller and L. Shure, Detailed study of the Brunhes/Matuyama reversal boundary on the East Pacific Rise at 19°30'S: Implications for crustal emplacement processes at an ultra fast spreading center, Mar. Geophys. Res. 9:1-25, 1987.
61. Bicknell, J.D., J.-C. Sempere, K.C. Macdonald and P.J. Fox, Tectonics of a fast spreading center: A Deep-tow and Sea Beam survey at EPR 19°30'S, Mar. Geophys. Res. 9:25-46, 1987.
62. Macdonald, K.C. , Cracks in the Pacific Plate and mantle convection, Nature 331:395, 1988.
*63. Macdonald, K.C. , R.M. Haymon, S.P. Miller, J.-C. Sempere and P.J. Fox, Deep- tow and Sea Beam studies of dueling propagating ridges on the East Pacific Rise near 20°40'S, J. Geophys. Res. 93:2785-2898, 1988.
*64. Macdonald, K.C. and P.J. Fox, The axial summit graben and cross-sectional shape of the East Pacific Rise as indicators of axial magma chambers and recent volcanic eruptions, Earth. Planet. Sci. Lett. 88:119-131, 1988. ISI citation award .
*65. Macdonald, K.C. , P.J. Fox, L.J. Perram, M.F. Eisen, R.M. Haymon, S.P. Miller, S.M. Carbotte, M.-H. Cormier and A.N. Shor, A new view of the mid-ocean ridge from the behaviour of ridge axis discontinuities, Nature 335:217-225, 1988. ISI citation award
66. Antrim, L., J.-C. Sempere, K.C. Macdonald and F.N. Spiess, Fine scale study of a small overlapping spreading center at 12°54'N on the East Pacific Rise, Mar. Geophys. Res. 9:115-130, 1988.
67. Sempere, J.-C., S. Meshkov, M., Thommeret and K.C. Macdonald , Magnetic properties of some young basalts from the East Pacific Rise, Mar. Geophys. Res. 9:131-146, 1988.
*68. Severinghaus, J.P. and K.C. Macdonald , High inside corners at ridge-transform intersections, Mar. Geophys. Res. 9: 353-367, 1988.
69. Macdonald, K.C. , Tectonic and magmatic processes on the East Pacific Rise, in Winterer, E.L., D.M. Hussong and R.W. Decker, eds., The Geology of North America: The Eastern Pacific Ocean and Hawaii, v. N, Geological Society of America, Boulder, 93-110, 1989.
*70. Macdonald, K.C. , R.M. Haymon and A.N. Shor, A 220 km2 recently erupted lava field on the East Pacific Rise near 8°S, Geology 17: 212-216, 1989.
71. Macdonald, K.C. , Anatomy of the magma reservoir, Nature 339:178-179, 1989.
72. Macdonald, K.C. , Propagating rifts exposed, Nature 342:740-741, 1989.
73. Macdonald, K.C. and P.J. Fox, The mid-ocean ridge, Scientific American 262:72-79, 1990.
74. Macdonald, K.C. , A slow but restless ridge, Nature 348:108-109, 1990.
*75. Carbotte, S.M. and K.C. Macdonald , Causes of variation in fault facing direction on the ocean floor, Geology 18:749-752, 1990.
76. Perram, L.J., K.C. Macdonald and S.P. Miller, Deep-tow magnetics near 20°S on the East Pacific Rise: A study of short wavelength anomalies at a very fast spreading center, Mar. Geophys. Res. 12:235-245, 1990.
78. Perram, L.J. and K.C. Macdonald , A one-million year history of the 11°45'N East Pacific Rise Discontinuity, J. Geophys. Res. 95:21,363-21,381, 1990.
*79. Fox, P.J., N.R. Grindlay and K.C. Macdonald , The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (31°S-34°S): Temporal and spatial variations of accretionary processes, Mar. Geophys. Res. 13:1-20, 1991.
80. Grindlay, N.R., P.J. Fox and K.C. Macdonald , Second-order ridge axis discontinuities in the South Atlantic: Morphology, structure and evolution, Mar. Geophys. Res. 13:21-49, 1991.
81. Carbotte, S.M., S.M. Welch and K.C. Macdonald , Spreading rates, rift propagation and fracture zone offset histories during the past 5 my on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; 25°-27°30'S and 31°-34°30'S, Mar. Geophys. Res. 13:51-80, 1991.
*82. Macdonald, K.C. , D.S. Scheirer and S.M. Carbotte, Mid-ocean ridges: Discontinuities, segments and giant cracks, Science 253:986-994, 1991. ISI citation award
*83. Sinton, J.M., S.M. Smaglik, J.J. Mahoney and K.C. Macdonald , Magmatic processes at superfast spreading mid-ocean ridges: Glass compositional variation along the East Pacific Rise 13°-23°S, J. Geophys. Res. 96:6133-6155, 1991. ISI citation award
84. Macdonald, K.C. , Images of the mid-ocean ridge, National Geographic Research and Exploration 7:364-365, 1991.
85. Tucholke, B.E., K.C. Macdonald , and P.J. Fox, ONR seafloor natural laboratories on slow- and fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges, EOS Trans. AGU 72:268-270, 1991.
86. Macdonald, K.C. , Mid-ocean ridges: The quest for order, Oceanus 34:9-10, 1991.
*87. Haymon, R.M., D.J. Fornari, M.H. Edwards, S. Carbotte, D. Wright and K.C. Macdonald , Hydrothermal vent distribution along the East Pacific Rise crest (9°09'-54'N) and its relationship to magmatic and tectonic processes on fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 104:513-534, 1991. ISI citation award
*88. Carbotte, S. and K. Macdonald , East Pacific Rise 8°-10°30'N: Evolution of ridge segments and discontinuities from SeaMARC II and three-dimensional magnetic studies, J. Geophys. Res. 97: 6959-6982, 1992. ISI citation award
89. Macdonald, K.C. , Mid-oceanic ridge, in Parker, S.P., ed., McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 259-262, 1992.
*90. Macdonald, K.C. , P.J. Fox, S. Miller, S. Carbotte, M.H. Edwards, M. Eisen, D.J. Fornari, L. Perram, R. Pockalny, D. Scheirer, S. Tighe, C. Weiland and D. Wilson, The East Pacific Rise and its flanks 8-18°N: History of segmentation, propagation and spreading direction based on SeaMARC II and Sea Beam studies, Mar. Geophys. Res. 14:299-344, 1992.
91. Hey, R.N., J.M. Sinton, M.C. Kleinrock, R.N. Yonover, K.C. Macdonald , S.P. Miller, R.C. Searle, D.M. Christie, T.M. Atwater, N.H. Sleep, H.P. Johnson and C.A. Neal, ALVIN investigation of an active propagating rift system, Galapagos 95.5'W, Mar. Geophys. Res. 14:208-226, 1992.
92. Macdonald, K.C. , D.S. Scheirer, S. Carbotte and P.J. Fox, Recent advances in the understanding of mid-ocean ridge tectonics and volcanism using swath-mapping tools, Acta Geologica Hispanica 27:13-32, 1992.
*93. Macdonald, K.C. , D.S. Scheirer, S. Carbotte and P.J. Fox, It's only topography, GSA Today 3: 1, 24-25;, 29-30, 34-35, 1993.
*94. Scheirer, D.S. and K.C. Macdonald , Variation in cross-sectional area of the axial ridge along the East Pacific Rise: Evidence for the magmatic budget of a fast-spreading center, J. Geophys. Res. 98:7871-7885, 1993. ISI citation award
95. Shen, Y., D.W. Forsyth, D.S. Scheirer and K.C. Macdonald , Two forms of volcanism: Implications for mantle flow and off-axis crustal production on the west flank of the southern East Pacific Rise, J. Geophys. Res. 98:17875-17889, 1993.
96. Perram, L.J., M.-H. Cormier and K.C. Macdonald , Magnetic and tectonic studies of the dueling propagating spreading centers at 20°40'S on the East Pacific Rise: Evidence for crustal rotations, J. Geophys. Res. 98:13835-13850, 1993.
97. Scheirer, D.S., K.C. Macdonald , D. Forsyth and the Gloria Legs 2 and 3 Scientific Parties, Widespread volcanic and tectonic activity on the southern East Pacific Rise and its flanks, RIDGE Events 4:1-3, 8-9, 1993.
*98. Cormier M.-H. and K.C. Macdonald , EPR 18°-19°S: Asymmetric spreading and ridge reorientation by ultra-fast migration of ridge axis discontinuities, J. Geophys. Res. 99:543-564, 1994.
99. Perram, L.J. and K.C. Macdonald , An overlapping propagating spreading center at 87°30'W on the Galapagos Spreading Center, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 121:195-211, 1994.
100. Michael, P.J., D.W. Forsyth, D.K. Blackman, P.J. Fox, B.B. Hanan, A.J. Harding, K.C. Macdonald , G.A. Neumann, J.A. Orcutt, M. Tolstoy, C.M. Weiland, Mantle control of a dynamically evolving spreading center: Mid-Atlantic Ridge 31-34°S, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 121:451-468, 1994.
*101. Carbotte, S.M. and Macdonald, K.C. , Comparison of seafloor tectonic fabric at intermediate, fast and super fast spreading ridges: Influence of spreading rate, plate motions, and ridge segmentation on fault patterns, J. Geophys. Res.99:13609-13632, 1994.
102. Carbotte, S.M. and K.C. Macdonald , The axial topographic high at intermediate and fast spreading ridges, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 128:85-97, 1994.
*103. Shen, Y., D.S. Scheirer, D.W. Forsyth and K.C. Macdonald , Trade-off in production between adjacent seamount chains near the East Pacific Rise, Nature 373:140-143, 1995.
*104. Scheirer, D.S. and K.C. Macdonald , Near-axis seamounts on the flanks of the East Pacific Rise, 8°-17°N, J. Geophys. Res 100:2239-2259, 1995.
105. Weiland, C., D.S. Wilson and K.C. Macdonald , High-resolution plate reconstruction of the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Mar. Geophys. Res. 17:143-166, 1995.
106. Cormier, M.-H., K.C. Macdonald and D.S. Wilson, A three-dimensional gravity analysis of the East Pacific Rise from 18° to 21°30'S, J. . Res. 100:8063-8082, 1995.
107. Wright, D.J., R.M. Haymon and K.C. Macdonald , Breaking new ground: Estimates of crack depth along the axial zone of the East Pacific Rise (9°12-54’N), Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 134:441-457, 1995.
*108. Macdonald, K.C. , P.J. Fox, R.T. Alexander, R. Pockalny, and P. Gente, Volcanic growth faults and the origin of Pacific abyssal hills, Nature 380:125-129, 1996.
109. Scheirer, D.S., K.C. Macdonald , D.W. Forsyth, S.P. Miller, D.J. Wright, M.H. Cormier and C.M. Weiland, A map series of the southern East Pacific Rise and its flanks, 15°-19°S, Mar. Geophys. Res. 18:1-12, 1996.
110. Scheirer, D.S., K.C. Macdonald , D.W. Forsyth and Y. Shen, Abundant seamounts of the Rano Rahi Seamount Field near the Southern East Pacific Rise, 15°S to 19°S, Mar. Geophys. Res. 18:13-52, 1996.
111. Cormier, M.-H., D.S. Scheirer, and K.C. Macdonald , Evolution of the East Pacific Rise at 16°-19°S since 5 Ma: Bisection of overlapping spreading centers by new, rapidly propagating ridge segments, Mar. Geophys. Res. 18:53-84, 1996.
112. Alexander, R. T., and K. C. Macdonald , Small off-axis volcanoes on the East Pacific Rise, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 139, 387-394, 1996.
113. Alexander, R. T., and K. C. Macdonald , Sea Beam, Sea MARC II, and ALVIN-based studies of Faulting on the East Pacific Rise 9°20'-9°50'N, Mar. Geophys. Res., 18, 557-587, 1996.
114. Weiland, C. M., N. R. Grindlay, and K. C. Macdonald , Ridge segmentation and the magnetic structure of the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 26°S and 31°-35°S: Implications for magmatic processes at slow spreading centers, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, 8055-8073, 1996.
115. Weiland, C. M., and K. C. Macdonald , Geophysical study of the East Pacific Rise 15°N to 17°N: An unusually robust segment, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, 20,257-20,273, 1996.
116. Pockalny, R. A., P. J. Fox, D. J. Fornari, K. C. Macdonald , and M. R. Perfit, Tectonic reconstruction of the Clipperton and Siqueiros Fracture zones: Evidence and consequences of plate motion change for the last 3 Myr, J Geophys Res, 102, 3167-3182, 1997.
117. Cormier, M., D. Scheirer, K. Macdonald , S. White, R. Haymon, and S. L. I. S. Party, Sojourn, Leg 1: Detailed Study of the Asymmetries About the East Pacific Rise, 15°20'-20°S, Ridge Events, 8, 1-5, 1997.
*118. Scheirer, D. S., D. W. Forsyth, M.-H. Cormier, and K. C. Macdonald , Shipboard Geophysical Indications of Asymmetry and Melt Production Beneath the East Pacific Rise near the MELT Experiment, Science, 280, 1221-1224, 1998.
*119. Macdonald, K. C. , Linkages between faulting, volcanism, hydrothermal activity and segmentation on fast-spreading centers, in Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges,, vol. Geophysical Monograph 106, 348 p., edited by P. A. D. W.R. Buck J.A. Karson, Y. Lagabrielle, p. 27-59, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 1998.
120. Macdonald, K. C. , Exploring the Global Mid-Ocean Ridge, Oceanus, 41, 2-9, 1998.
121. White, S. M., K. C. Macdonald , D. S. Scheirer, and M.-H. Cormier, Distribution of isolated volcanoes on the flanks of the East Pacific Rise, 15.3°-20°S, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 30,371-30,384, 1998.
122. White, S. M., K. C. Macdonald , R. M. Haymon, and S.-2. S. Party, Volcanoes of the southern East Pacific Rise: A New View of Crustal Accretion and Ridge Segmentation at Super-fast Spreading Rates, RIDGE EVENTS, 10, 16-23, 1999.
*123. White, S. M., K. C. Macdonald , and R. M. Haymon, Basaltic lava domes, lava lakes, and volcanic segmentation on the southern East Pacific Rise, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 23,519-23,536, 2000.
124. Crowder, L. K. and K. C. Macdonald (2000). "New constraints on the width of the zone of active faulting on the East Pacific Rise 8°30'N - 10°00'N from Sea Beam Bathymetry and SeaMARC II Side-scan Sonar." Mar. Geophys. Res. 21: 513-527.
125. Macdonald, Ken C. , Seafloor Spreading: Mid-Ocean Ridge Tectonics, in Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences (eds. J. Steele, S. Thorpe, K. Turekian), Academic Press, p. 1798-1813, 2001.
126. Wright, D. J., R. M. Haymon, S. M. White, and K. C. Macdonald , 2002, Crustal fissuring on the crest of the southern east Pacific Rise, 17°15'-40'S and 18°23'-30'S: Further insights into volcanic-hyrothermal-tectonic cycling: J. Geophys. Res., v. 107, p. 10.1029/2001JB00054, 2002.
*127. White, S. M., R. M. Haymon, D. J. Fornari, M. Perfit, and K. C. Macdonald , Correlation between volcanic and tectonic segmentation of fast-spreading ridges: Evidence from volcanic structures and lava flow morphology on the East Pacific Rise at 9°-10°N., Vol.107, 10.1029/2001JB000571, August 2002
128. Sinton, J., E. Bergmanis, Ken Rubin, Rodey Batiza, Tracy K. P. Gregg, Karl Grönvold, Ken Macdonald , Scott White "Volcanic eruptions on mid-ocean ridges: New evidence from the superfast-spreading East Pacific Rise, 17°-19°S." J. Geophys Res., Vol. 107, 10.1029/2000JB000090, June 2002.
*129. White, S. M., K. C. Macdonald , and J. Sinton, 2002, Volcanic mound fields and lava flow fields on the East Pacific Rise, 16°-19°S: Low Effusion Rate Eruptions at Overlapping Spreading Centers for the Last 1 Myr: J. Geophys. Res., v. 107, p. DOI 10.1029/2001JB000483.
*130. Gans, K. D., D. S. Wilson, and K. C. Macdonald , Pacific plate gravity lineaments: Diffuse extension or thermal contraction?, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. Vol. 4, No. 9, 1074 DOI 10.1029/2002GC000465 11 September 2003
131. Macdonald, K. C. (2005). Tectonics: Mid-Ocean Ridges. Encyclopedia of Geology. R. C. Selley, et.al., Elsevier: 372-388.
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133. Supak, S., S. M. Carbotte, and K. C. Macdonald (2007), Influence of ridge migration and proximity to hot spots on the morphology of slow- and intermediate-spreading centers, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 8, in press, doi:10.1029/2006GC001387.
134. Haymon, R.M., E.T. Baker, J.A. Resing, S.M. White, K.C. Macdonald, Galapagos Team, Hunting for Hydrothermal Vents Along the Galapagos Spreading Center, Oceanography, v.20, p. 100-107, 2007.
135. E. T. Baker, R. M. Haymon, J. A. Resing, S. M. White, S. L. Walker, K.C. Macdonald, K. Nakamura, High-resolution surveys along the hotspot-affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 9, Q09003, 2008.
136. S. M. White, J. D. Meyer, R. M. Haymon, K. C. Macdonald, E. T. Baker, J. A. Resing, High-resolution surveys along the hotspot-affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 2. Influence of Magma Supply on Volcanic Geomorphology, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 9, Q09004, 2008.
137. R. M. Haymon, S. M. White, E. T. Baker, P. G. Anderson, K. Macdonald, J. Resing, High-Resolution Surveys Along the Hotspot-Affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 3. Black Smoker Discoveries and the Implications for Geological Controls on Hydrothermal Activity, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 9, Q12006, 2008.
138. Scott M. White, Jessica L. Mason, Ken C. Macdonald, Michael R. Perfit, V. Dorsey Wanless, Emily M. Klein, Significance of widespread low effusion rate eruptions over the past two million years for delivery of magma to the overlapping spreading centers at 9°N East Pacific Rise, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v.280, p.175-184, 2009.
139. Singh, Satish , Ken C. Macdonald, Mantle Skewness and Ridge Segmentation, Nature, v. 458, p.Ell-12, 2009.
140. Macdonald, Ken C., Teaching on the High Seas: How Field Research Enhances Teaching at All Levels, in Geoscience Research and Education, V. Tong editor, Springer, in press for 2013.