Composition of shelf methane seeps on the Cascadia Continental Margin

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Collier, Robert W ^a   Lilley, Marvin D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; METHANE; OXIDATION;

CASCADIA CONTINENTAL MARGING; OXIDATION RATES; POCKMARK; SHELF METHANE;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CARBON CYCLE; GAS HYDRATE; GAS SEEPAGE; METHANE;

CASCADIA MARGIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

BEGGIATOA;

EID: 20044375607     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022050     Document Type: Article

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