Worldwide distribution of submarine mud volcanoes and associated gas hydrates

Marine Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 29-42

  Milkov, A V ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapirs; Gas hydrates; Global; Mud volcanoes; Volume

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDRATE; METHANE; MUD; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANO;

GAS HYDRATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; SUBMARINE VOLCANO;

EID: 0034659431     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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