Fabric of gas hydrate in sediments from Hydrate Ridge - Results from ODP Leg 204 samples

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 269-277

  Abegg, F ^a   Bohrmann, G ^a   Freitag, J ^b   Kuhs, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; OFFSHORE DRILLING; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

FREE GAS; GAS HYDRATE FABRICS; SHALLOW GAS;

GAS HYDRATES;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; GAS HYDRATE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 34250188049     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-007-0080-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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