Impact of seafloor sediment permability and thickness on off-axis hydrothermal circulation: Juan de Fuca Ridge eastern flank

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 2915-2925

  Snelgrove, Stephen H ^a,b   Forster, Craig B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLOW; PERMEABILITY; SEA FLOOR SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SILT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

PACIFIC, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE;

EID: 0029729142     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03115     Document Type: Article

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