Deep sea NMR: Methane hydrate growth habit in porous and its relationship to hydraulic permeability, deposit accumulation, and submarine slope stability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Kleinberg, R L ^a   Flaum, C ^a   Griffin, D D ^a   Brewer, P G ^b   Malby, G E ^b   Peltzer, E T ^b   Yesinowski, J P ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Growth habit; Methane hydrate; Permeability; Pore geometry; Seafloor stability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SANDSTONE; SEAFLOOR;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442291155     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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