Methane hydrate accumulation in "Mound 11" mud volcano, Costa Rica forearc

Marine Geology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 83-100

  Schmidt, M ^a,b   Hensen, C ^b   Morz T ^b   Muller C ^c   Grevemeyer, I ^b,d,e   Wallmann, K ^b,d   Mau, S ^b   Kaul, N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b SFB 574 ^*  (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costa Rica forearc; Diagenesis; Gas hydrate; Mud volcano; Thermogenic methane

Indexed keywords

METHANE HYDRATE ACCUMULATION; MUD VOLCANOES; MULTICHANNEL SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

ALKALINITY; GAS HYDRATES; METHANE; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; SEISMIC SURVEY;

COSTA RICAN MARGIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 14944339182     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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