Geophysical constraints on the surface distribution of authigenic carbonates across the Hydrate Ridge region, Cascadia margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 79-120

  Johnson, Joel E ^a   Goldfinger, Chris ^a   Suess, Erwin ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; Fluid flow; Gas hydrate; SeaMARC 30; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CARBONATES; DEWATERING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS HYDRATES; OXIDATION; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TECTONICS;

PORE FLUIDS; SEDIMENT COMPACTION;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACTIVE MARGIN; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CARBONATE; COMPACTION; DEWATERING; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; TECTONIC SETTING;

CASCADIA MARGIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0345377583     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00268-8     Document Type: Article

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