Magma to Microbe (eBook)

Modeling Hydrothermal Processes at Oceanic Spreading Centers

Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, Michael R. Perfit (Herausgeber)

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2013
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-67257-0 (ISBN)

Infos

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,

Robert P, Lowell and Jeffrey S, Seewald are the authors of Magma to Microbe: Modeling Hydrothermal Processes at Oceanic Spreading Centers, published by Wiley,

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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.

Inhalt

Preface

Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, and Michael
R. Perfit vii

Modeling Seafloor Hydrothermal Processes: Magma to
Microbe--An Overview

Robert P. Lowell, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Anna Metaxas, and Michael
R. Perfit 1

Modeling Multiphase, Multicomponent Processes at Oceanic
Spreading Centers

Robert P. Lowell, Brendan W. Crowell, Kayla C. Lewis, and Lei
Liu 15

The Supply of Heat to Mid-Ocean Ridges by Crystallization and
Cooling of Mantle Melts

John Maclennan 45

Seismological Constraints on Magmatic and Hydrothermal Processes
at Ridges

Maya Tolstoy 75

Modeling the Hydrothermal Response to Earthquakes at Oceanic
Spreading Centers

Pierre Ramondenc, Leonid N. Germanovich, and Robert P.
Lowell 97

The Chemistry of Diffuse-Flow Vent Fluids on the Galapagos Rift
(86°W): Temporal Variability and Subseafloor Phase Equilibria
Controls

N. J. Pester, D.A. Butterfield, D. I. Foustoukos, K. K. Roe, K.
Ding, T. M. Shank, and W. E. Seyfried Jr. 123

Hydrothermal Fluid Composition at Middle Valley, Northern Juan
de Fuca Ridge: Temporal and Spatial Variability

Anna Cruse, Jeffrey S. Seewald, Peter J. Saccocia, and Robert
Zierenberg 145

Reactive Transport and Numerical Modeling of Seafloor
Hydrothermal Systems: A Review

Peter Alt-Epping and Larryn W. Diamond 167

Observational, Experimental and Theoretical Constraints on
Carbon Cycling in Mid-Ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Systems

Thomas M. McCollom 193

Modeling the Impact of Diffuse Vent Microorganisms Along
Mid-Ocean Ridges and Flanks

Julie A. Huber and James F. Holden 215

Magma-to-Microbe Networks in the Context of Sulfide Hosted
Microbial Ecosystems

Matthew O. Schrenk, James F. Holden, and John A. Baross
233

Processes and Interactions in Macrofaunal Assemblages at
Hydrothermal Vents: A Modeling Perspective

Katriona Shea, Anna Metaxas, Curtis R. Young, and Charles R.
Fisher 259

The Role of Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems in the Evolution of
Seawater Composition During the Phanerozoic

Lee R. Kump 275

Index 285

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.4.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series
• Reihe/Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series
• Reihe/Serie: Geophysical Monograph Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: centers • crystallization • diffuseflow • earth sciences • Geowissenschaften • Heat • Hydrothermal • maclennan • Magma • Mantle • Melts • microbean • midocean • Multicomponent • Oceanic • Overview • P • perfit • processes • ridges • Robert • seafloor • Seismological • Structural Geology & Tectonics • Strukturgeologie, Tektonik • VII
• ISBN-10: 1-118-67257-7 / 1118672577
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-67257-0 / 9781118672570