Evidence for faulting related to dissociation of gas hydrate and release of methane off the southeastern United States

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 137, Issue , 1998, Pages 293-302

  Dillon, W P ^a   Danforth, W W ^a   Hutchinson, D R ^a   Drury, R M ^a   Taylor, M H ^a   Booth, J S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPIR; FAULTING; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; OVERPRESSURE; VENTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032323855     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.137.01.23     Document Type: Article

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