Anomalous heat flow in the northwest Atlantic: A case for continued hydrothermal circulation in 80-M.Y. crust

• Main Authors: Embley, Robert W., Hobart, Michael A., Anderson, Roger N., Abbott, Dallas Helen
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Columbia University 1983
• Subjects: Ocean bottom; Hydrothermal circulation Oceanography; Submarine geology; Geophysics; Oceanography; Nares; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8pr7vrp; https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D8PR7VRP

A detailed study of a 60×150 km area at 60°W, 24°N at the eastern end of the Nares Abyssal Plain indicates that hydrothermal circulation is still active in the 80 m.y. B.P. oceanic crust. The 58 heat flow measurements made at five stations in the area have revealed (1) constant heat flow over the ab...