Influence of methane hydrate content on electrical sediment properties

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 24, 2006, Pages

  Spangenberg, Erik ^a   Kulenkampff, Johannes ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Institute of Interdisciplinary Isotope Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; GAS HYDRATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE;

ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY FACTOR; ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY INDEX; HYDRATE FORMATION; METHANE HYDRATE CONTENT; SEDIMENT PROPERTIES;

SEDIMENTS;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POREWATER; SALINITY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

EID: 34548008363     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028188     Document Type: Article

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