The geological structure and prospect of gas hydrate over the Dongsha Slope, South China Sea

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 645-658

  Yan, Pin ^a   Deng, Hui ^a   Liu, Hailing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Dongsha slope; Gas hydrate; Submarine slump

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; SLUMPING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PRATAS ISLANDS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 33846895925     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.4.645(GH)     Document Type: Article

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