Coupled geophysical constraints on heat flow and fluid flux at a salt diapir

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Hornbach, Matthew J ^a   Ruppel, Carolyn ^b   Saffer, Demian M ^c   Van Dover, Cindy Lee ^d   Holbrook, W Steven ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GAS EMISSIONS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HYDRATES; TECTONICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CONDUCTIVE THERMAL PROCESSES; FLUID FLUX; HEAT FLOW; HYDRATE STABILITY ZONE; SALT DIAPIR; SEAFLOOR CHEMOSYNTHETIC COMMUNITY;

GEOPHYSICS;

DIAPIR; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM;

EID: 32644446373     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024862     Document Type: Article

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