Geothermal evidence for fluid flow through the gas hydrate stability field off Central Chile - Transient flow related to large subduction zone earthquakes?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 461-468

  Grevemeyer, Ingo ^a   Kaul, Norbert ^b   Diaz Naveas, Juan L ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Fluids in rocks; Gas hydrates; Heat flow; Subduction zone

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT ZONE; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC DATA; STABILITY ANALYSIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSIENT FLOW;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745602759     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02940.x     Document Type: Article

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