Change of gas hydrate reservoir and its effect on environment in Xisha Trough since the last glacial maximum

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Wang, Shu Hong ^a,b   Yan, Wen ^a,b   Song, Hai Bin ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bottom water temperature; Gas hydrate; Last glacial maximum (LGM); Sea level; Xisha Trough

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; METHANE; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; TEMPERATURE;

BOTTOM WATER TEMPERATURE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; XISHA TROUGH;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 39749126202     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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