Hydrothermal Processes At Seafloor Spreading Centers

Author : Peter A. Rona,Kurt Boström,Lucien Laubier,Kenneth L. Smith
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781489904027

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Hydrothermal Processes at Seafloor Spreading Centers by Peter A. Rona,Kurt Boström,Lucien Laubier,Kenneth L. Smith Pdf

During the past ten years, evidence has developed to indicate that seawater convects through oceanic crust driven by heat derived from creation of lithosphere at the Earth-encircling oceanic ridge-rift system of seafloor spreading centers. This has stimulated multiple lines of research with profound implications for the earth and life sciences. The lines of research comprise the role of hydrothermal convection at seafloor spreading centers in the Earth's thermal regime by cooling of newly formed litho sphere (oceanic crust and upper mantle); in global geochemical cycles and mass balances of certain elements by chemical exchange between circulating seawater and basaltic rocks of oceanic crust; in the concentration of metallic mineral deposits by ore-forming processes; and in adaptation of biological communities based on a previously unrecognized form of chemosynthesis. The first work shop devoted to interdisciplinary consideration of this field was organized by a committee consisting of the co-editors of this volume under the auspices of a NATO Advanced Research Institute (ARI) held 5-8 April 1982 at the Department of Earth Sciences of Cambridge University in England. This volume is a product of that workshop. The papers were written by members of a pioneering research community of marine geologists, geophysicists, geochemists and biologists whose work is at the stage of initial description and interpretation of hydrothermal and associated phenomena at seafloor spreading centers.

Author : Peter A. Rona,Kurt Bostrom,Lucien Laubier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1489904034

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Hydrothermal Processes at Seafloor Spreading Centers by Peter A. Rona,Kurt Bostrom,Lucien Laubier Pdf

Author : Robert P. Lowell,Jeffrey S. Seewald,Anna Metaxas,Michael R. Perfit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118671894

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Magma to Microbe by Robert P. Lowell,Jeffrey S. Seewald,Anna Metaxas,Michael R. Perfit Pdf

Magma to Microbe Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 178. Hydrothermal systems at oceanic spreading centers reflect the complex interactions among transport, cooling and crystallization of magma, fluid circulation in the crust, tectonic processes, water-rock interaction, and the utilization of hydrothermal fluids as a metabolic energy source by microbial and macro-biological ecosystems. The development of mathematical and numerical models that address these complex linkages is a fundamental part the RIDGE 2000 program that attempts to quantify and model the transfer of heat and chemicals from “mantle to microbes” at oceanic ridges. This volume presents the first “state of the art” picture of model development in this context. The most outstanding feature of this volume is its emphasis on mathematical and numerical modeling of a broad array of hydrothermal processes associated with oceanic spreading centers. By examining the state of model development in one volume, both cross-fertilization of ideas and integration across the disparate disciplines that study seafloor hydrothermal systems is facilitated. Students and scientists with an interest in oceanic spreading centers in general and more specifically in ridge hydrothermal processes will find this volume to be an up-to-date and indispensable resource.

Author : Robert D. Ballard,Will Hively
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 069109554X

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The Eternal Darkness by Robert D. Ballard,Will Hively Pdf

Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles--yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet below the waves. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the "eternal darkness" of the deep sea. This is the story of that achievement, told by the man who has done more than any other to make it possible: Robert Ballard. Ballard discovered the wreck of the Titanic. He led the teams that discovered hydrothermal vents and "black smokers"--cracks in the ocean floor where springs of superheated water support some of the strangest life-forms on the planet. He was a diver on the team that explored the mid-Atlantic ridge for the first time, confirming the theory of plate tectonics. Today, using a nuclear submarine from the U.S. Navy, he's exploring the ancient trade routes of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea for the remains of historic vessels and their cargo. In this book, he combines science, history, spectacular illustrations, and first-hand stories from his own expeditions in a uniquely personal account of how twentieth-century explorers have pushed back the frontiers of technology to take us into the midst of a world we could once only guess at. Ballard begins in 1930 with William Beebe and Otis Barton, pioneers of the ocean depths who made the world's first deep-sea dives in a cramped steel sphere. He introduces us to Auguste and Jacques Piccard, whose "Bathyscaph"descended in 1960 to the lowest point on the ocean floor. He reviews the celebrated advances made by Jacques Cousteau. He describes his own major discoveries--from sea-floor spreading to black smokers--as well as his technical breakthroughs, including the development of remote-operated underwater vehicles and the revolutionary search techniques that led to the discovery and exploration of the Titanic, the Nazi battleship Bismarck, ancient trading vessels, and other great ships. Readers will come away with a richer understanding of history, earth science, biology, and marine technology--and a new appreciation for the remarkable men and women who have explored some of the most remote and fascinating places on the planet.

Author : Franco Pirajno
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642756719

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Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits by Franco Pirajno Pdf

This book is intended primarily for exploration geologists and post graduate students attending specialist courses in mineral exploration. Exploration geologists are engaged not only in the search for new mineral deposits, but also in the extension and re-assessment of existing ones. To succeed in these tasks, the exploration geologist is required to be a "generalist" of the Earth sciences rather than a specialist. The exploration geologist needs to be familiar with most aspects of the geology of ore deposits, and detailed knowledge as well as experience play an all important role in the successful exploration for mineral commodities. In order to achieve this, it is essential that the exploration geologist be up to date with the latest developments in the evolution of concepts and ideas in the Earth sciences. This is no easy task, as thousands of publications appear every year in an ever increasing number of journals, periodicals and books. For this reason it is also difficult, at times, to locate appropriate references on a particular mineral deposit type, although this problem is alleviated by the existence of large bibliographic data bases of geological records, abstracts and papers on computers. During my teaching to explorationists and, indeed, during my years of work as an explorationist, the necessity of having a text dealing with the fundamental aspects of hydrothermal mineral deposits has always been compelling. Metallic mineral deposits can be categorised into three great families, namely: (I) magmatic; (2) sedimentary and residual; (3) hydrothermal.

Author : Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521857185

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Discovering the Deep by Jeffrey A. Karson,Deborah S. Kelley,Daniel J. Fornari,Michael R. Perfit,Timothy M. Shank Pdf

A beautifully illustrated reference providing fascinating insights into the hidden world of the seafloor using the latest deep-sea imaging.

Author : Harold C. Helgeson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400940130

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Chemical Transport in Metasomatic Processes by Harold C. Helgeson Pdf

As indicated on the title page, this book is an outgrowth of the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on Chemical Transport in Metasomatic Processes, which was held in Greece, June 3-16, 1985. The ASI consisted of five days of invited lectures, poster sessions, and discussion at the Club Poseidon near Loutraki, Corinthia, followed by a two-day field trip in Corinthia and Attica. The second week of the ASI consisted of an excursion aboard M/S Zeus, M/Y Dimitrios II, and the M/S Irini to four of the Cycladic Islands to visit, study, and sample outstanding exposures of metasomatic activity on Syros, Siphnos, Seriphos, and Naxos. Nine teen invited lectures and 10 session chairmen/discussion leaders participated in the ASI, which was attended by a total of 92 professional scientists and graduate stu dents from 15 countries. Seventeen of the invited lectures and the Field Excursion Guide are included in this volume, together with 10 papers and six abstracts representing contributed poster sessions. Although more than two years has elapsed since the ASI, all of the papers in this volume are up to date, and each has benefited from stimulating discussion, critical comment, and scientific interaction, both at the ASI and in the subsequent peer review process. The scientific emphasis of the ASI focused initially on upper mantle metasoma tism and crust/mantle interaction. Isotopic evidence was presented indicating that upper mantle peridotites have undergone nonequilibrium metasomatic exchange with an external oxygen-bearing fluid.

Author : Michael De Luca,Ivar Babb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Benthos
ISBN : UCSD:31822003700663

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Global Venting, Midwater, and Benthic Ecological Processes by Michael De Luca,Ivar Babb Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Naval research
ISBN : UIUC:30112075632361

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Naval Research Reviews by Anonim Pdf

Author : Beth N. Orcutt,Isabelle Daniel,Rajdeep Dasgupta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108477499

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Deep Carbon by Beth N. Orcutt,Isabelle Daniel,Rajdeep Dasgupta Pdf

A comprehensive guide to carbon inside Earth - its quantities, movements, forms, origins, changes over time and impact on planetary processes. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Oleg V. Chudaev,Yousif K. Kharaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351404747

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Water-Rock Interaction by Oleg V. Chudaev,Yousif K. Kharaka Pdf

Water-rock interactions play an important role in nearly all physical and chemical processes operating on the Earth's surface and subsurface. This work contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction (WRI-8), held in Russia in 1995.

Author : Peter A. Rona,Robert P. Lowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:35007006896272

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Seafloor Spreading Centers by Peter A. Rona,Robert P. Lowell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Mid-ocean ridges
ISBN : UCSD:31822009237207

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RIDGE Events by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles G. Higgins,Donald Robert Coates
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813722528

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Groundwater Geomorphology by Charles G. Higgins,Donald Robert Coates Pdf

Author : Gregory R. McMurray
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461232582

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Gorda Ridge by Gregory R. McMurray Pdf

Gorda Ridge presents a primarily technical summary of recent advances in seafloor research related to mineral exploration of the only seafloor spreading center within the United States' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Spreading centers are known to be the locus of hydrothermal activity and to host mineral deposits of hydrothermal origin. The book includes sections on the results of mineral exploration on Gorda Ridge, the newest technologies for mineral exploration and sampling on the seafloor, and the evolving field of hydrothermal vent biology and ecology. What makes the book unique is that it is: 1) a site book, 2) a truly multidisciplinary summation of the state of the art in complementary areas of deep ocean geology and biology, and 3) a marker in the evolution of federal-state relations concerning ocean development.