Shallow gas in the muddy sediments of Eckernforde Bay, Germany

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 18, Issue 14-15, 1998, Pages 1715-1739

  Wever, Th F ^a   Abegg, F ^b   Fiedler, H M ^a   Fechner, G ^a   Stender, I H ^a  

^a Forsch Anst der Bw fur W   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GAS SEEPAGE; METHANE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0032413290     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00055-7     Document Type: Article

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