Decay of hydrothermal output following the 1998 seafloor eruption at Axial Volcano: Observations and models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Baker, Edward T ^a   Lowell, Robert P ^b   Resing, Joseph A ^c   Feely, Richard A ^a   Embley, Robert W ^d   Massoth, Gary J ^e   Walker, Sharon L ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal; Juan de Fuca Ridge; Volcanic eruption

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEAT FLUX; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

AXIAL VOLCANO; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2542432086     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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