Erosion of the seafloor at the top of the gas hydrate stability zone on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Pecher, I A ^a   Henrys, S A ^a   Ellis, S ^a   Chiswell, S M ^b   Kukowski, N ^c  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; EROSION; GAS HYDRATES; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TECTONICS;

HYDRATE DESTABILIZATION; SEDIMENT PORES; SUB-SEA RIDGES; SUBMARINE SLIDES;

SEISMOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 32644452888     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024687     Document Type: Article

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