Methane flows from cold methane seeps in the Black and Norwegian Seas: Quantitative estimates

Geochemistry International

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-409

  Lein, A Yu ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE;

METHANE FLOW; METHANE OXIDATION; METHANE SEEPS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON FLUX; COLD SEEP; METHANE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORWEGIAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 27144509367     PISSN: 00167029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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