Marine transform faults and fracture zones: a joint perspective integrating seismicity, fluid flow and life
Marine transform faults and associated fracture zones (MTFFZs) cover vast stretches of the
ocean floor, where they play a key role in plate tectonics, accommodating the lateral …
ocean floor, where they play a key role in plate tectonics, accommodating the lateral …
Water‐rich bending faults at the M iddle A merica T rench
The portion of the Central American margin that encompasses Nicaragua is considered to
represent an end‐member system where multiple lines of evidence point to a substantial flux …
represent an end‐member system where multiple lines of evidence point to a substantial flux …
A tremor and slip event on the Cocos‐Caribbean subduction zone as measured by a global positioning system (GPS) and seismic network on the Nicoya Peninsula …
KC Outerbridge, TH Dixon, SY Schwartz… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In May 2007 a network of global positioning systems (GPS) and seismic stations on the
Nicoya Peninsula, of northern Costa Rica, recorded a slow‐slip event accompanied by …
Nicoya Peninsula, of northern Costa Rica, recorded a slow‐slip event accompanied by …
Seamounts as conduits for massive fluid, heat, and solute fluxes on ridge flanks
Seamounts play a fundamental role in facilitating the exchange of fluids, heat, and solutes
between the oceanic lithosphere and the overlying ocean. Global heat flow compilations …
between the oceanic lithosphere and the overlying ocean. Global heat flow compilations …
Cool seafloor hydrothermal springs reveal global geochemical fluxes
We present geochemical data from the first samples of spring fluids from Dorado Outcrop, a
basaltic edifice on 23 My old seafloor of the Cocos Plate, eastern Pacific Ocean. These …
basaltic edifice on 23 My old seafloor of the Cocos Plate, eastern Pacific Ocean. These …
Hydrothermal circulation and the thermal structure of shallow subduction zones
Hydrothermal circulation within oceanic basement can have a profound influence on
temperatures in the upper crust, including those close to the subduction thrust and in the …
temperatures in the upper crust, including those close to the subduction thrust and in the …
Detailed spatiotemporal evolution of microseismicity and repeating earthquakes following the 2012 Mw 7.6 Nicoya earthquake
We apply a waveform matching technique to obtain a detailed earthquake catalog around
the rupture zone of the 5 September 2012 moment magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake, with …
the rupture zone of the 5 September 2012 moment magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake, with …
Massive, low‐temperature hydrothermal flow from a basaltic outcrop on 23 Ma seafloor of the Cocos Plate: Chemical constraints and implications
Systematic variations in pore water chemical and thermal profiles from sediment gravity
cores indicate the presence of a “cool”(10–20° C) ridge‐flank hydrothermal system within …
cores indicate the presence of a “cool”(10–20° C) ridge‐flank hydrothermal system within …
The deep subsurface biosphere in igneous ocean crust: frontier habitats for microbiological exploration
We discuss ridge flank environments in the ocean crust as habitats for subseafloor microbial
life. Oceanic ridge flanks, areas far from the magmatic and tectonic influence of seafloor …
life. Oceanic ridge flanks, areas far from the magmatic and tectonic influence of seafloor …
Marine hydrogeology: recent accomplishments and future opportunities
AT Fisher - Hydrogeology Journal, 2005 - Springer
Marine hydrogeology is a broad-ranging scientific discipline involving the exploration of fluid–
rock interactions below the seafloor. Studies have been conducted at seafloor spreading …
rock interactions below the seafloor. Studies have been conducted at seafloor spreading …