Predicting the occurrence, distribution, and evolution of methane gas hydrate in porous marine sediments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B3, 1999, Pages 5081-5095

  Xu, Wenyue ^a   Ruppel, Carolyn ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; GAS SEEPAGE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE;

EID: 0033541121     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900092     Document Type: Article

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