Distribution and origin of shallow gas in deep-sea sediments of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan)

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 204-209

  Lee, S H ^a   Chough, S K ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; DEEP SEA; GAS; MARINE SEDIMENT; PORE SPACE; SEEPAGE; SEISMIC DATA;

EAST SEA; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 0037656228     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-002-0114-x     Document Type: Article

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