Formation of natural gas hydrates in marine sediments 1. Conceptual model of gas hydrate growth conditioned by host sediment properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B10, 1999, Pages 22985-23003

  Clennell, M Ben ^a,b   Hovland, Martin ^c   Booth, James S ^d   Henry, Pierre ^e,f   Winters, William J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^f ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 0033543845     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900175     Document Type: Article

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