Submarine hydrogeology of the Hawaiian archipelagic apron 2. Numerical simulations of coupled heat transport and fluid flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B9, 2000, Pages 21371-21385

  Harris, Robert N ^a,b   Garven, Grant ^c   Georgen, Jennifer ^d   McNutt, Marcia K ^e   Christiansen, Lizet ^c   Von Herzen, Richard P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 4243666473     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900164     Document Type: Article

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