A steady state model for marine hydrate formation: Constraints on methane supply from pore water sulfate profiles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Davie, M K ^a   Buffett, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluid show; Gas hydrates; Mathematical model; Methane flux; Sulfate reducing zone

Indexed keywords

FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; SULFATE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE;

EID: 1442291154     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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