Distribution of gas hydrate stable zones and resource prediction in the Qiongdongnan basin of the South China Sea

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 483-489

  Chen, Duo Fu ^a   Li, Xu Xuan ^a,b   Xia, Bin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution and occurence; Gas hydrates; Qiongdongnan basin; Resource potential; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 4243111901     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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