Geochemical characterization of the organic matter, pore water constituents and shallow methane gas in the eastern part of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea)

Island Arc

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-104

  Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Park, Myong Ho ^b   Tsunogai, Urumu ^c   Cheong, Tae Jin ^a   Ryu, Byong Jae ^a   Lee, Young Joo ^a   Han, Hyun Chul ^a   Oh, Jae Ho ^a   Chang, Ho Wan ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Oil Corporation   (South Korea)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

13Corg; Anaerobic methane oxidation; Atomic C N ratio; East Sea (Japan Sea); Rock Eval pyrolysis; Sulphate methane interface; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; METHANE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; OCEAN BASIN; OXIDATION; POREWATER; PYROLYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEPHRA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

AIRA; ALGAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33847066691     PISSN: 10384871     EISSN: 14401738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1738.2007.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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