Observations concerning the vigor of hydrothermal circulation in young oceanic crust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 2927-2942

  Davis, Earl E ^a   Chapman, David S ^b   Forster, Craig B ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR CONVECTION; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLOW; MID OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; PERMEABILITY; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

PACIFIC, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE;

EID: 0029768335     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02997     Document Type: Article

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