Energy resource potential of natural gas hydrates

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1971-1992

  Collett, Timothy S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNICAL ISSUES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GAS HYDRATES; PERMAFROST; SEISMOLOGY;

NATURAL GAS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS HYDRATE; NATURAL GAS;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036861790     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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