Biot-Gassmann theory for velocities of gas hydrate-bearing sediments

Geophysics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1711-1719

  Lee, Myung W ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELASTICITY; HYDRATES; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELASTIC VELOCITIES; COMPRESSIONAL VELOCITIES; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; GAS HYDRATE BEARING SEDIMENTS; GAS HYDRATE CONCENTRATIONS; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; SOLID STRUCTURES; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

GEOPHYSICS; SHEAR FLOW;

BIOT THEORY; ELASTIC WAVE; GAS HYDRATE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036867532     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1527072     Document Type: Article

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