Inorganic chemistry, gas compositions and dissolved organic carbon in fluids from sedimented young basaltic crust on the Juan de Fuca Ridge flanks

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 213-227

  Lin, Huei Ting ^a   Cowen, James P ^a   Olson, Eric J ^b   Amend, Jan P ^c   Lilley, Marvin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANOGENESIS; NITROGEN; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; REDOX CONDITIONS; UPPER OCEAN;

JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84862814309     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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