Estimates of in situ gas hydrate concentration from resistivity monitoring of gas hydrate bearing sediments during temperature equilibration

Marine Geology

Volumn 227, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 215-225

  Riedel, M ^a   Long, P E ^b   Collett, T S ^c  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical resistivity; Gas hydrate concentration; Marine sediments

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE CONCENTRATION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PORE-WATER RESISTIVITY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAMMA RAYS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33644758064     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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