%0 Journal Article %1 Stein1997 %A Stein, C. A. %A Stein, S. %D 1997 %J Geophysical Research Letters %K BASIN; CIRCULATION; CRUST; FLANK; FLUX GALAPAGOS-SPREADING-CENTER; GUAYMAS MODEL; PACIFIC; RIDGE; SEDIMENT; WESTERN %N 18 %P 2323--2326 %T Estimation of lateral hydrothermal flow distance from spatial variations in oceanic heat flow %V 24 %X Measured heat flow in young oceanic crust is generally less than predicted by lithospheric cooling models, even where thick sediments had been expected to isolate: the crust from the ocean and hence eliminate hydrothermal heat transfer. At isolated sites with basement outcrops or topographic highs, however, heat flow sometimes exceeds the model predictions. It thus appears that water migrates and upwells at distant sites, hence transferring heat laterally. Simple estimates of the lateral flow distance can be made when heat flow data have adequate areal sampling. The data can be parametrized by distance from the presumed upwelling site, and integrated to estimate the area from which heat must be transferred. Along the Juan de Fuca ridge, the minimum effective lateral flow distances are 8 km for 3-5 Ma crust, and 2 km for younger (< 1 Ma) crust.

@article{Stein1997, abstract = {Measured heat flow in young oceanic crust is generally less than predicted by lithospheric cooling models, even where thick sediments had been expected to isolate: the crust from the ocean and hence eliminate hydrothermal heat transfer. At isolated sites with basement outcrops or topographic highs, however, heat flow sometimes exceeds the model predictions. It thus appears that water migrates and upwells at distant sites, hence transferring heat laterally. Simple estimates of the lateral flow distance can be made when heat flow data have adequate areal sampling. The data can be parametrized by distance from the presumed upwelling site, and integrated to estimate the area from which heat must be transferred. Along the Juan de Fuca ridge, the minimum effective lateral flow distances are 8 km for 3-5 Ma crust, and 2 km for younger (< 1 Ma) crust.}, added-at = {2009-11-03T20:21:25.000+0100}, author = {Stein, C. A. and Stein, S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/233317ca6b59ce03d761a5d94d343e4db/svance}, citedreferences = {ANDERSON RN, 1976, J GEOPHYS RES, V81, P2968 ; BAKER PA, 1991, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, V105, P522 ; BECKER K, 1983, J GEOPHYS RES, V88, P1057 ; DAVIES ER, 1992, IEE PROC-E, V139, P9 ; DAVIS EE, 1989, Nature, V342, P533 ; DAVIS EE, 1992, CAN J EARTH SCI, V29, P925 ; ELDERFIELD H, 1996, ANNU REV EARTH PL SC, V24, P191 ; ELDERFIELD H, 1996, EOS T AGU, V77, F724 ; FISHER A, 1997, EOS T AGU, V78, P165 ; FISHER AT, 1991, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, V103, P84 ; FISHER AT, 1994, J GEOPHYS RES-SOLID, V99, P3097 ; FISHER AT, 1995, J GEOPHYS RES-SOL EA, V100, P12641 ; GREEN KE, 1981, J GEOPHYS RES, V86, P979 ; KARATO S, 1983, J GEOPHYS RES, V88, P1009 ; LANGSETH MG, 1992, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V19, P517 ; LONSDALE P, 1985, EARTH PLANET SC LETT, V73, P211 ; PELAYO AM, 1994, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V21, P713 ; SCLATER JG, 1976, J GEOPHYS RES, V81, P2997 ; SNELGROVE SH, 1996, J GEOPHYS RES-SOL EA, V101, P2915 ; STEIN C, 1994, J GEOPHYS RES, P3081 ; STEIN CA, 1992, Nature, V359, P123 ; STEIN CA, 1995, GEOPHYS MONOGR, V91, P425 ; WHEAT CG, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-SOL EA, V102, P15433 ; WILLIAMS DL, 1974, GEOPHYS J ROY ASTRON, V38, P587}, interhash = {2faad8d240861db883c90940f54221d4}, intrahash = {33317ca6b59ce03d761a5d94d343e4db}, journal = {Geophysical Research Letters}, keywords = {BASIN; CIRCULATION; CRUST; FLANK; FLUX GALAPAGOS-SPREADING-CENTER; GUAYMAS MODEL; PACIFIC; RIDGE; SEDIMENT; WESTERN}, number = 18, owner = {svance}, pages = {2323--2326}, timestamp = {2009-11-03T20:22:16.000+0100}, title = {Estimation of lateral hydrothermal flow distance from spatial variations in oceanic heat flow}, volume = 24, year = 1997 }