Pleistocene slope instability of gas hydrate-laden sediment on the Beaufort sea margin

Marine Geotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1991, Pages 125-141

  Kayen, Robert E ^a   Lee, Homa J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaufort sea; Continental slope; Eustatic sea level; Gas hydrate; Landslide; Offshore; Pleistocene; Pore pressure; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GAS HYDRATE; LANDSLIDE; PLEISTOCENE; PORE PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL LOWERING; SLOPE FAILURE;

BEAUFORT SEA;

LANDSLIDES; NATURAL GAS WELLS - HYDRATES; SOILS - DISSOCIATION; SOILS - PORE PRESSURE; SOILS - SEDIMENTS;

BEAUFORT SEA MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL; PLEISTOCENE SLOPE INSTABILITY;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 0026358134     PISSN: 03608867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641199109379886     Document Type: Article

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