Seismic velocities for hydrate-bearing sediments using weighted equation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 20347-20358

  Lee, M W ^a   Hutchinson, D R ^a   Collett, T S ^a   Dillon, W P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC VELOCITY; WEIGHTED EQUATION;

EID: 0030424023     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb01886     Document Type: Article

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