Detection of gas-charged sediments and gas hydrate horizons along the western continental margin of India

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 137, Issue , 1998, Pages 239-253

  Veerayya, M ^a   Karisiddaiah, S M ^a   Vora, K H ^a   Wagle, B G ^a   Almeida, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

INDIA;

EID: 0032322018     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.19     Document Type: Article

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