Channelized fluid flow in oceanic crest reconciles heat-flow and permeability data

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6765, 2000, Pages 71-74

  Fisher, A T ^a   Becker, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CRUST; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FLUID FLOW; HEAT; HEAT LOSS; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SEA;

EID: 0034610787     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/47463     Document Type: Article

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