Hydrogeology of the Ocean Lithosphere

Collectif Cambridge, Earl Davis, Harry Elderfield

706 pages, parution le 10/12/2004

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A comprehensive and up-to-date review of the subject of the nature, causes, and consequences of fluid flow in oceanic crust, this edited volume sets in context much recent research for the first time. The book begins with a concise review of the relatively brief history of its subject which began shortly after the dawning of plate-tectonic theory little more than 30 years ago. It then describes the nature and important consequences of fluid flow in the sub-seafloor, ending with a summary of how the oceans are affected by the surprisingly rapid exchange of water between the crust and the water column overhead. The accompanying CD includes a full and easily navigated set of diagrams and captions, references, and photos of research vessels, submersibles, and tools used in marine hydrologic studies.

A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers of Earth Sciences and Oceanography.

Contributors:
E. E. Davis, H. Elderfield, J. G. Sclater, K. Becker, S. M. Carbotte, D. S. Scheirer, D. Goldberg, G. J. Iturrino, I. Grevemeyer, A. Bartetzko, G. A. Spinelli, E. R. Giambalvo, A. T. Fisher, K. Becker, J. Cann, K. Gillis, R. N. Harris, D. S. Chapman, K. Wang, R. P. Von Herzen, W. E. Seyfried Jr, W. C. Shanks III, J. C. Alt, M. Kastner, M. D. Rudnicki, J. P. Telling, E. R. C. Hornibrook, R. J. Parkes, H. Staudigel, H. Furnes, C. G. Wheat, M. J. Mottl, S. M. Peacock, M. Bickle

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Introduction
I. The Background:
- Variability of heat flux through the sea floor: discovery of hydrothermal circulation in the oceanic crust
- Foundations of research into heat, fluid, and chemical fluxes in oceanic crust
II. Hydrological Structure, Properties, and State of the Oceanic Crust:
- Variability of ocean crustal structure created along the global midocean ridge
- Fracturing and fluid flow in the oceanic crust: insights from borehole imaging and other downhole measurements
- Hydrothermal ageing of oceanic crust: inferences from seismic refraction and borehole studies
- Sediment permeability, distribution, and influence on fluxes in oceanic basement
- In situ determinations of the permeability of the igneous oceanic crust
- Observations of temperature and pressure: constraints on ocean crustal hydrologic state, properties, and flow
- Hydrothermal insights from the Troodos ophiolite
III. Heat and Fluid Fluxes:
- Deep-seated oceanic heat flow, heat deficits, and hydrothermal circulation
- Rates of flow and patterns of fluid circulation
- Applying fundamental principles and mathematical models to understand processes and estimate parameters
- Geothermal evidence for continuing hydrothermal circulation in older (>60 M.y.) ocean crust
IV: Geochemical State and Water-Rock Reactions:
- Alterations and mass transport in high-temperature hydrothermal systems at mid-ocean ridges: controls on the chemical and isotopic evolution of axial vent fluids
- Alteration of the upper oceanic crust: mineralogy, chemistry, and processes
- Ridge flank sediment - fluid interactions
- Microbial reactions in marine sediments
- Microbial mediation of oceanic crust alteration
V. Geochemical Fluxes:
- Geochemical fluxes through mid-ocean ridge flanks
- Insight into the hydrogeology and alteration of oceanic lithosphere based on subduction zones and arc volcanism
- Hydrothermal fluxes in a global context

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Collectif Cambridge, Earl Davis, Harry Elderfield
Parution	10/12/2004
Nb. de pages	706
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1630g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521819299
ISBN13	978-0-521-81929-9