Science. 1982 Jul 16;217(4556):245-8. doi: 10.1126/science.217.4556.245.
Measurements of the ratio of helium-4 to helium-3 and of calcium ion in the pore waters of sediments at two locations in the eastern equatorial Pacific indicate that solution advection is occurring through the sediments. Both the helium ratio and the calcium ion profile yield velocity values for advective flow of about 20 centimeters per year. Mass balance constraints are also consistent with the interpretation presented. Flow appears to be occurring thorugh relatively thick sediments, on the order of 300 meters.
对东赤道太平洋两个站位沉积物孔隙水中氦-4 与氦-3 比值和钙离子的测量表明，溶液在通过沉积物时发生了平流。氦比值和钙离子廓线都给出了平流流速值约为 20 厘米/年。质量平衡约束也与所提出的解释一致。流动似乎是通过相对较厚的沉积物发生的，厚度约为 300 米。
