Methane, manganese, and helium-3 in newly discovered hydrothermal plumes over the Central Indian Ridge, 18°-20°S

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Kawagucci, Shinsuke ^a   Okamura, Kei ^b   Kiyota, Kaoru ^a   Tsunogai, Urumu ^c   Sano, Yuji ^a   Tamaki, Kensaku ^a   Gamo, Toshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Central Indian ridge; Helium 3; Hydrothermal plume; Manganese; Methane

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249109115     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GC002082     Document Type: Article

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