Diverse methane concentrations in anoxic brines and underlying sediments, eastern Mediterranean Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1999-2008

  Karisiddaiah, S M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Anoxic brine pools; Bannock and Urania Basins; Eastern Mediterranean Sea; Enriched methane concentrations

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BRINE; DISSOLVED GAS; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0033892933     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(00)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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