Geochemistry of a sealed deep-sea borehole on the Cascadia Margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 148, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-20

  Schlüter, Michael ^a   Linke, Peter ^a   Suess, Erwin ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; BSR; Cascadia Basin; Hydrate; ODP Site 892; Thermogen gas

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BOREHOLE; GEOCHEMISTRY;

PACIFIC OCEAN, CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0032102966     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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