Reconstruction of water temperature, pH, and flux of ancient Hot Springs from travertine depositional facies

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-76

  Veysey II, John ^a   Fouke, Bruce W ^b   Kandiannis, Michael T ^b   Schickel, Thomas J ^b   Johnson, Roy W ^b   Goldenfeld, Nigel ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; LIMESTONE;

CHEMICAL ATTRIBUTES; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; HOT SPRING WATER; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; STRONG CORRELATION; TRIPLICATE MEASUREMENT; WATER TEMPERATURES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKS;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

ACCUMULATION RATE; ADVECTION; DEPOSITION; FACIES; HEAT FLUX; MODELING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RECONSTRUCTION; THERMAL SPRING; TRAVERTINE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 39549114428     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2008.013     Document Type: Article

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