Extensive distribution of hydrothermal plumes along the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 13°30′-18°40′S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 8685-8695

  Baker, Edward T ^a   Urabe, Tetsuro ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIVE DISTRIBUTION; FAST- SPREADING RIDGES; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL PLUMES; MID OCEAN RIDGE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUPERFAST SPREADING RATE;

PACIFIC, EAST PACIFIC RISE;

EID: 0029768308     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03746     Document Type: Article

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