Generation of hydrothermal megaplumes by cooling of pillow basalts at mid-ocean ridges

Nature

Volumn 393, Issue 6686, 1998, Pages 643-647

  Palmer, M R ^a   Ernst, G G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; SEA WATER;

HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE;

COOLING; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA; THEORY; THERMODYNAMICS; VOLCANO;

EID: 0032543762     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/31397     Document Type: Review

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