The distribution and sources of hydrocarbons in the regional sea area of the Arabian Gulf

Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 300-313

  Al Omran, Laila A ^a   Rao, Chava V N ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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