Geophysical evidence of gas hydrates in shallow submarine mud volcanoes on the Moroccan margin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Depreiter, Davy ^a   Poort, J ^a   Van Rensbergen, P ^a   Henriet, J P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; MUD VOLCANO; SEISMIC SURVEY;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [MOROCCO]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AFRICA]; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 29444437105     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003622     Document Type: Article

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