Molecular and isotopic composition of free hydrocarbon gases from Sicily, Italy

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Grassa, Fausto ^a   Capasso, Giorgio ^a   Favara, Rocco ^a   Inguaggiato, Salvatore ^a   Faber, Eckhard ^b   Valenza, Mariano ^c  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; VOLCANOES;

GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; HYDROCARBON GASES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

GEOPHYSICS;

GENETIC PHENOMENA; HYDROCARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 18544412383     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl019362     Document Type: Article

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