Heat, volume and chemical fluxes from submarine venting: A synthesis of results from the Rainbow hydrothermal field, 36°N MAR

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-527

  German, C R ^a   Thurnherr, A M ^b   Knoery, J ^c   Charlou, J L ^c   Jean Baptiste, P ^d   Edmonds, H N ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Hydrothermal fluxes; Rainbow vent field

Indexed keywords

BUOYANT PLUME; CHEMICAL FLUX; CHEMICAL SPECIES; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL FIELD; HYDROTHERMAL FLUXES; INTEGRATING NATURE; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; OCEAN BASINS; OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; RAINBOW VENT-FIELD; SEA FLOOR; SLOW-SPREADING RIDGES; SPREADING RATE; SPREADING RIDGE; VOLUME FLUX;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; SUBMARINES; VENTS;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT FLUX; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; VENTING; VOLUME TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; RAINBOW HYDROTHERMAL FIELD;

EID: 77949772107     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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