Continuation of the hydrothermal fluid chemistry time series at TAG, and the effects of ODP drilling

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3487-3489

  Edmonds, H N ^a   German, C R ^b   Green, D R H ^b   Huh, Y ^a   Gamo, T ^c   Edmond, J M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; UNDERWATER DRILLING;

HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; PLUMBING SYSTEMS; TIME-PERIODS;

DRILLING FLUIDS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS;

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID CHEMISTRY;

FLUID CHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL MOUND; HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTIONS; ODP DRILLING;

ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, TAG FIELD;

EID: 0030292002     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01597     Document Type: Article

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