Influence of basement topography on hydrothermal circulation in sediment-buried igneous oceanic crust

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 146, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 151-164

  Wang, Kelin ^a   He, Jiangheng ^a   Davis, Earl E ^a  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat flow; Hydrothermal conditions; Numerical models; Oceanic crust

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; BASEMENT TOPOGRAPHY; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CONVECTION; HYDROTHERMAL FLOW; MODEL; OCEAN CRUST; OCEANIC CRUST; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030816130     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00213-0     Document Type: Article

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