CO2 and 3He in hydrothermal plumes: Implications for mid-ocean ridge CO2 flux

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 226, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 449-464

  Resing, Joseph A ^a   Lupton, John E ^b   Feely, Richard A ^c   Lilley, Marvin D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

3He; Carbon flux; CO2; CO2 flux; Degassing; Hydrothermal; Mantle; MOR; pH; Sulfur oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HELIUM; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PH;

AXIAL VOLCANO; JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 5044251459     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.07.028     Document Type: Article

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