Hydrovolcanic activity in the Central Indian Ocean Basin. Does nature mimic laboratory experiments?

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 209-220

  Iyer, S D ^a   Prasad, M Shyam ^a   Gupta, S M ^a   Charan, S N ^b   Mukherjee, A D ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abyssal depth; Hydrovolcanism; Indian Ocean; Magnetite spherules

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL DEPTH; ABYSSAL ZONE; HYDROVOLCANIC ACTIVITY; HYDROVOLCANISM; MAGNETITE SPHERULE; MAGNETITE SPHERULES; SEAMOUNT; SEAMOUNTS; VOLCANISM;

INDIAN OCEAN, CENTRAL INDIAN OCEAN BASIN;

EID: 0031413037     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(97)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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