Notes on the modeling of methane in aging hydrothermal plumes

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 789-812

  Nihous, G C ^a   Masutani, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; MODELING; OXIDATION; REACTION RATE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENDEAVOUR FIELD; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 44449122243     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224007784219011     Document Type: Article

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