Mechanoradical H2 generation during simulated faulting: Implications for an earthquake-driven subsurface biosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2011, Pages

  Hirose, Takehiro ^a   Kawagucci, Shinsuke ^a   Suzuki, Katsuhiko ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERICS; ECOSYSTEMS; FAULTING; FRICTION; METHANOGENS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDES; HIGH-VELOCITY FRICTIONS; METABOLIC VERSATILITY; MICROBIAL ECO SYSTEM; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; SUBSURFACE BIOSPHERE; SUBSURFACE MICROBIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

EARTHQUAKES;

BIOSPHERE; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; LITHOSPHERE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLATE MOTION; RADICAL;

EID: 80052441260     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048850     Document Type: Article

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