Geochemical study on hydrocarbon gases in seafloor sediments, southwestern offshore Taiwan - Implications in the potential occurrence of gas hydrates

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 921-931

  Oung, Jung Nan ^a   Lee, Chen Ying ^b   Lee, Chao Shing ^b   Kuo, Cheng Lung ^a  

^a CPC CORPORATION   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Headspace gas analysis; Hydrocarbon gas; Southwestern offshore Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 33846923132     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.4.921(GH)     Document Type: Article

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