The Norwegian-Barents-Svalbard (NBS) continental margin: Introducing a natural laboratory of mass wasting, hydrates, and ascent of sediment, pore water, and methane

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 2-21

  Vogt, P R ^a   Gardner, J ^a   Crane, K ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS MOVEMENT; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; POREWATER; SIDESCAN SONAR;

BARENTS SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0033427193     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003670050088     Document Type: Article

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