A method for determining gas-hydrate or free-gas saturation of porous media from seismic measurements

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Zillmer, Matthias ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Seafloor phenomena; Sediments; Seismic waves; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FREE-GAS; SEAFLOOR PHENOMENA; SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS;

GAS HYDRATES;

ELASTIC MODULUS; GAS HYDRATE; P-WAVE; POROUS MEDIUM; S-WAVE; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745084294     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2192910     Document Type: Article

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