In-situ sediment temperature measurements and geochemical porewater data suggest highly dynamic fluid flow at Isis mud volcano, eastern Mediterranean Sea

Marine Geology

Volumn 261, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 128-137

  Feseker, T ^a,b   Dahlmann A ^c   Foucher, J P ^a   Harmegnies, F ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

geochemistry; modeling; mud volcano; Nile deep sea fan; sediment temperatures

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; AXISYMMETRIC; BLACK SEA; BOTTOM WATER; CHLORINITY; DEEP SEA FAN; DYNAMIC FLUIDS; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SITU; MODELING; MUD VOLCANO; NILE DEEP-SEA FAN; NUMERICAL MODELING; PORE WATERS; RAPID COOLING; SALT TECTONICS; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENT COLUMN; SEDIMENT DEPTH; SHALLOW STRUCTURE; SHORT DISTANCES; SURFACE EXPRESSION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRANSIENT REGIME;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PLASMAS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

VOLCANOES;

FLUID FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; INFILTRATION; MUD; MUD VOLCANO; NUMERICAL MODEL; POREWATER; SALT TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE FAN; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

GORGONACEA;

EID: 64749083651     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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