Thermal effects of fluid circulation in the basement aquifer of subducting ocean crust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Kummer, Troy ^a   Spinelli, Glenn A ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; FLUID FLOW; HEAT FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; OCEANIC CRUST; PLATE BOUNDARY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 67649863326     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008jb006197     Document Type: Article

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