Hydrate distribution off Vancouver Island from multifrequency single-channel seismic reflection data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B2, 1999, Pages 2909-2922

  Fink, C R ^a,b   Spence, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

CASCADIA MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033540642     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb02641     Document Type: Article

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