Gas geochemical characteristics of hydrothermal plumes at the HAKUREI and JADE vent sites, the Izena Cauldron, Okinawa Trough

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-518

  Kawagucci, Shinsuke ^a,d   Shirai, Kotaro ^a   Lan, Tefang Faith ^a,b   Takahata, Naoto ^a   Tsunogai, Urumu ^c   Sano, Yuji ^a   Gamo, Toshitaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluid sediment interaction; Gas geochemical characteristics; Hydrothermal plume; Okinawa Trough

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DILUTION; GAS FLOW; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL PLUME; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEAWATER; TRACER;

EAST CHINA SEA; OKINAWA TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79957945268     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.1.0100     Document Type: Article

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