Fluid venting in the eastern Aleutian subduction zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B2, 1998, Pages 2597-2614

  Suess, Erwin ^a   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^a   Von Huene, Roland ^a   Linke, Peter ^a   Wallmann, Klaus ^a   Lammers, Stephan ^a   Sahling, Heiko ^a   Winckler, Gisela ^b   Lutz, Richard A ^c   Orange, Daniel ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; FLUID VENTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; WATER FLOW;

ALEUTIAN ARC; PACIFIC;

EID: 0031824050     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02131     Document Type: Article

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