Thinned crust in southwest pacific may harbor gas hydrate

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Volumn 81, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 182-185

  Auzende, Jean Marie ^a   Dickens, Gerald R ^a   Van De Beuque, Sabrina ^a   Exon, Neville F ^a   François, Caroline ^a   Lafoy, Yves ^a   Voutay, Olivier ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

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EID: 3042767651     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: 23249250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/00EO00127     Document Type: Article

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