Predictions of hydrothermal alteration within near-ridge oceanic crust from coordinated geochemical and fluid flow models

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 319-341

  Wetzel, Laura Reiser ^a   Raffensperger, Jeff P ^b   Shock, Everett L ^c  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; heat flow; Hydrology; Hydrothermal alteration; Oceanic crust

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROLOGY; POROSITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; OCEANIC CRUST;

EID: 0035493175     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(01)00215-3     Document Type: Article

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