Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Fluxes and the Chemical Composition of the Ocean

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摘要：

Geophysical estimates of mid-ocean ridge axial heat fluxes (2 to 4 times 10 and of the total hydrothermal flux 9 pm 2 times 10 are well established. Problems arise in calculation of water fluxes because of uncertainties in (a) values of off-axis fluxes and (b) the partition of axial heat flow between high-temperature black smoker and lower-temperature diffuse flow. Of the various geochemical methods of estimating fluxes, heat data are extremely variable, the Mg method is sensitive to flank fluxes, Sr isotopes agree with geophysical estimates only if flank fluxes are important, Li isotopes data are consistent with geophysical values, and Ge/Si ratios give low fluxes, which may reflect low-temperature processes not yet fully quantified. Estimates of hydrothermal heat and water fluxes derived from these approaches are presented as are hydrothermal chemical fluxes at the ridge axis, off axis, and as affected by hydrothermal plumes.

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关键词：

chemistry heat flow geochemical budget isotopes

DOI：

10.1146/annurev.earth.24.1.191

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1203

年份：

1996