jueves, 30 de diciembre de 2010

Water pathways from the deep sea to volcanoes

ScienceDaily (2010-12-20) -- Oceanic plates take up a lot of water when submerged into the Earths' interior at continental margins. This water plays a central role in plate boundary volcanism. Scientists have, for the first time, tracked the pathway of the water up to 120 kilometers in depth. This is an important piece in the puzzle to understand the highly active volcanoes in Pacific "ring of fire".

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