Physical and chemical characterization of gas hydrates and associated methane plumes in the Congo-Angola Basin

Chemical Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 405-425

  Charlou, J L ^a   Donval, J P ^a   Fouquet, Y ^a   Ondreas, H ^a   Knoery, J ^a   Cochonat, P ^a   Levache D ^b   Poirier, Y ^b   Jean Baptiste, P ^c   Fourre E ^c   Chazallon, B ^d  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CSTJF   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic oxidation of methane; Congo Angola Basin; Gas hydrates; Methane plumes; Mud volcano

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; OXIDATION;

ANGOLAN MARGIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONGO MARGIN;

EID: 11144353802     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2003.12.033     Document Type: Article

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