Compressional and shear wave velocities in uncemented sediment containing gas hydrate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Yun, Tae Sup ^a   Francisca, F M ^a,b   Santamarina, J Carlos ^a   Ruppel, C ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SAND; SEDIMENTS; STIFFNESS;

PORE FILLINGS; SHEAR WAVE; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; P-WAVE; PORE SPACE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

EID: 22444434655     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022607     Document Type: Article

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