Detection and evaluation of gas hydrates in the Eastern Nankai Trough by geochemical and geophysical methods

Resource Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-67

  Matsumoto, Ryo ^a   Tomaru, Hitoshi ^a   Lu, Hailong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BGHS; Chloride anomaly; Double BSRs; Nankai Trough; Thermal gradient; Uplift

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; SATURATION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE;

CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; NANKAI TROUGH; OMAEZAKI; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHIZUOKA [CHUBU];

EID: 2942525157     PISSN: 13441698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-3928.2004.tb00187.x     Document Type: Article

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