Hydrothermal convection at mid-ocean ridges: Influence of permeability anisotropy within a tilted triangular structure

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 3127-3130

  Aron, C ^a   Pezard, P A ^a   Angot, Ph ^b   Laverne, C ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MICA; MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; ANISOTROPY; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; UNDERWATER HEAT TRANSFER; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY;

BASALT ALTERATIONS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; PERMEABILITY CONTRASTS; TRIANGULAR DOMAINS; TRIANGULAR STRUCTURES;

ANISOTROPY; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MIDOCEAN RIDGES; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

CONVECTION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MID OCEAN RIDGE; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PERMEABILITY ANISOTROPY;

EID: 0030291953     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02148     Document Type: Article

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