Methane dynamics in hydrothermal plumes over a superfast spreading center: East Pacific Rise, 27.5°-32.3°S

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Gharib, J J ^a   Sansone, F J ^a   Resing, Joseph A ^b,c   Baker, Edward T ^c   Lupton, John E ^d   Massoth, G J ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; METHANE; SPREADING CENTER;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BELEMNOIDEA;

EID: 29544448036     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003531     Document Type: Article

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