Methane escape from gas hydrate systems in marine environment, and methane-driven oceanic eruptions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Youxue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; DISSOLUTION; GAS HYDRATES; METHANE; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDRATION; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; CRITICAL RADIUS; DISSOCIATION RATES; DISSOLUTION RATES; HYDRATE SHELLS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; METHANE HYDRATES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

GEOPHYSICS; GAS HYDRATES;

DISSOLUTION; EMISSION; GAS HYDRATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE;

EID: 0141650387     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL016658     Document Type: Article

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