Gas hydrate stability zone in offshore southern Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 829-843

  Chi, Wu Cheng ^a   Reed, Donald L ^b   Tsai, Chih Chin ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflector; Methane hydrate; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; METHANE; POROSITY; RECOVERY; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846913693     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.4.829(GH)     Document Type: Article

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