Hydrographic structure of brine-filled deeps in the Red Sea - New results from the Shaban, Kebrit, Atlantis II, and discovery deep

Marine Geology

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 311-330

  Hartmann, M ^a   Scholten, J C ^a   Stoffers, P ^a   Wehner, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brine pools; Hydrography; Hydrothermalism; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

BRINE FILLED DEEP; HYDROGRAPHIC STRUCTURE;

RED SEA;

EID: 0030623271     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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