Dynamics of hydrothermal seeps from the Salton Sea geothermal system (California, USA) constrained by temperature monitoring and time series analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Svensen, Henrik ^a   Hammer, Øyvind ^a   Mazzini, Adriano ^a   Onderdonk, Nathan ^b   Polteau, Stephane ^a   Planke, Sverre ^a,c   Podladchikov, Yuri Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Forskningsparken   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIURNAL VARIATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SEEPAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72049099028     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006247     Document Type: Article

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