The sound generated by mid-ocean ridge black smoker hydrothermal vents.

Hydrothermal flow through seafloor black smoker vents is typically turbulent and vigorous, with speeds often exceeding 1 m/s. Although theory predicts that these flows will generate sound, the prevailing view has been that black smokers are essentially silent. Here we present the first unambiguous f...

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Main Authors: Timothy J Crone, William S D Wilcock, Andrew H Barclay, Jeffrey D Parsons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762412?pdf=render