Phase equilibrium of gas hydrate: Implications for the formation of hydrate in the deep sea floor

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1567-1570

  Zatsepina, Olga Ye ^a   Buffett, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; HYDRATES; METHANE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; GASES; HYDRATION; SOLUTIONS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

HYDRATE FORMATION; MARINE SEDIMENTS;

SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATE FORMATION; METHANE; P/T CONDITIONS; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

GAS CONCENTRATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDRATE FORMATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 0031180159     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL01599     Document Type: Article

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