Diffuse Flow On and Around Hydrothermal Vents at Mid-Ocean Ridges
Black smokers are the dramatic result of seawater being heated to high temperatures (generally 250° to 350°C) by magmatic systems, then discharging at the seafloor. However, not all seawater that circulates through the oceanic crust is heated to high temperatures. "Diffuse flow" is a catch...
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| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-1_bemis.pdf |