Oceanic phosphorus imbalance: Magnitude of the mid-ocean ridge flank hydrothermal sink

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2003, Pages

  Wheat, C Geoffrey ^a   McManus, James ^b   Mottl, Michael J ^c   Giambalvo, Emily ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemical cycles; Hydrothermal; Ocean Drilling Program; Phosphate; Ridge flank

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SAMPLING; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0345924145     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017318     Document Type: Article

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