Tidal pumping of fluids within and from the oceanic crust: New observations and opportunities for sampling the crustal hydrosphere

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 141-149

  Davis, Earl ^a   Becker, Keir ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Crust; Fluid dynamics; Hydrosphere; Loading; Ocean floors; Tides

Indexed keywords

CRUST; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEAFLOOR; TIDAL CURRENT;

EID: 0033569037     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(99)00197-1     Document Type: Article

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