Helium systematics of cold seep fluids at Monterey Bay, California, USA: Temporal variations and mantle contributions

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Furi E ^a   Hilton, D R ^a   Brown, K M ^a   Tryon, M D ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Hydrology

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249086945     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GC002557     Document Type: Article

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