Acoustic imagery evidence for methane hydrates in the Ulleung Basin

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 495-503

  Gardner, J M ^a   Shor, A N ^b,c   Jung, W Y ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic imagery; Gas hydrates; Methane hydrates; Sidescan; Slumping; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 0032470651     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004716700055     Document Type: Article

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