Modeling the effects of tidal loading on mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Crone, Timothy J ^a   Wilcock, William S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrothermal convection; Modeling; Poroelasticity; Tidal loading

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548524055     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GC000905     Document Type: Article

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