The assessment of marine gas hydrates through electrical remote sounding: Hydrate without a BSR ?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2397-2400

  Yuan, J ^a   Edwards, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

GAS HYDRATES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRATION;

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; ELECTRIC REMOTE SOUNDING; MARINE GAS HYDRATES;

ELECTRIC PROSPECTING; GAS HYDRATES;

APPARENT RESISTIVITY; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL PHASE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRATE CONCENTRATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; MARINE GAS HYDRATES; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES;

EID: 0034352654     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL011585     Document Type: Article

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