Estimates of crustal permeability on the endeavour segment of the Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridge

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 138, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 83-91

  Wilcock, William S D ^a   McNabb, Alex ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Black smokers; Hydrothermal vents; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Permeability

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL PERMEABILITY; HEAT FLUX; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; MID OCEAN RIDGE; PERMEABILITY;

PACIFIC, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC, JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE, ENDEAVOUR SEGMENT;

EID: 0029772020     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0012-821x(95)00225-2     Document Type: Article

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