Understanding the Compositional Variability of the Major Components of Hydrothermal Plumes in the Okinawa Trough

Figure 2

Major element concentrations in hydrothermal plume water columns from the Iheya North (IN), Clam, Tangyin to the Yonaguni Knoll IV (YKI) hydrothermal field in the Okinawa Trough: (a) current velocity; (b) turbidity; (c) B³⁺ concentration; and (d) Ca²⁺/salinity. Average seawater data from Turekian [50] and Millero [4].

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