Composition and exhalation flux of gases from mud volcanoes in Taiwan

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1003-1011

  Yang, Tsanyao Frank ^a   Yeh, Gao Hua ^a   Fu, Ching Chou ^a   Wang, Cheng Chen ^a   Lan, Te Fang ^a   Lee, Hsiao Fen ^a   Chen, Cheng Hong ^a   Walia, Vivek ^a   Sung, Quo Cheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exhalation; Methane; Mud volcano; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; METHANE; NITROGEN; TECTONICS;

EXHALATION FLUX; EXHALATION GASES; EXHALING; MUD VOLCANOES;

VOLCANOES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; SUTURE ZONE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 11144300369     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1086-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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