On the thermal impact of gas venting and hydrate crystallization

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Chen, Duo Fu ^a,b   Cathles, Lawrence M ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; VENTING;

EID: 30144435500     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003533     Document Type: Article

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