Acoustic evidence of gas in the continental slope sediments of the Gulf of Cadiz (E Atlantic)

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 300-310

  Casas, D ^a   Ercilla, G ^a   Baraza, J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GAS HYDRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 29444458473     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-003-0160-z     Document Type: Article

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