Some remarks on the thermal nature of the double BSR

Marine Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 187-198

  Golmshtok, Alexander Ya ^a   Soloviev, Valery A ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

bottom simulating reflections; finite difference method; gas hydrates; Stefan problem; temperature

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-SIMULATING REFLECTIONS; NANKAI TROUGH SITE; PHASE BOUNDARY; STEFAN PROBLEM;

DISSOCIATION; GAS HYDRATES; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; STABILITY;

HEAT TRANSFER;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE;

NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33744527732     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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