Slope failures along the western continental margin of India: A consequence of gas-hydrate dissociation, rapid sedimentation rate, and seismic activity?

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 162-169

  Rao, Y Hanumantha ^a   Subrahmanyam, C ^b   Rastogi, A ^c   Deka, B ^c  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Natl Inst of Information   (India)

^c RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GAS HYDRATE; MASS MOVEMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SLOPE FAILURE;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0036869789     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-002-0107-9     Document Type: Article

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