The sound generated by mid-ocean ridge black smoker hydrothermal vents.
Hydrothermal flow through seafloor black smoker vents is typically turbulent and vigorous, with speeds often exceeding 1 m/s. Although theory predicts that these flows will generate sound, the prevailing view has been that black smokers are essentially silent. Here we present the first unambiguous f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762412?pdf=render |