Diffuse hydrothermal fluids from Lucky Strike hydrothermal vent field: Evidence for a shallow conductively heated system

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B8, 2000, Pages 19369-19375

  Cooper, M J ^a,c   Elderfield, H ^a,b   Schultz, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL VENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LUCKY STRIKE FIELD; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 0034632587     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900138     Document Type: Article

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