Hydrothermal Vents

Oceanography · Part 5

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Black Smokers and White Smokers
  2. 2.Vent Fluid Chemistry
  3. 3.Hydrothermal Plumes & MTT Model
  4. 4.Vent Biomes & Chemosynthesis
  5. 5.Impact on Ocean Chemistry
  6. 6.Python: Plume Rise, Mixing Model & Metal Speciation
  7. 7.Fortran: Morton–Taylor–Turner Buoyant Plume Model
  8. 8.Off-Axis Hydrothermal Activity & Metal Oxide Precipitation
  9. 9.Seafloor Massive Sulfide (SMS) Deposits
  10. 10.Key Equations Summary

Key Equations

$$Q = \dot{m}\,c_p\,(T_{vent} - T_{ambient})$$
$$\frac{d}{dz}(b^2 w^2) = b^2 g'$$
$$z_{max} = 3.76\,B_0^{1/4}\,N^{-3/4}$$
$$B_0 = g\frac{\Delta\rho}{\rho_0}\,Q_0 = g\,\alpha_T\,\Delta T\,Q_0$$

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