Marine Hydrothermal Systems and the Origin of Life : Report of SCOR Working Group 91 /

Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the 'black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. Fo...

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Main Author: Holm, N. G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 1992.
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Summary:Research of the origins of life in connection with a marine environment started at the end of the seventies, when the 'black smokers' in the Pacific were discovered and the Red Sea deep hydrothermal brines were found to be a fruitful environment for abiotic synthesis of life precursors. For a while this research was categorised under the heading 'chemistry', but in less than a decade the topic became fully integrated into the science of 'oceanography'. The Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research (SCOR) initiated Working Group 91: Chemical Evolution and Origin of Life in Marine Hydrothermal Systems'. This volume contains the final report of this working group. <br/>
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (260 pages)
ISBN:9789401127417 (electronic bk.)
9401127417 (electronic bk.)