Development and application of pressure-core-sampling systems for the investigation of gas- and gas-hydrate-bearing sediments

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1590-1599

  Abegg, F ^a   Hohnberg, H J ^a   Pape, T ^a   Bohrmann, G ^a   Freitag, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Autoclave technology; Black Sea; Free gas; Gas hydrate; Gulf of Mexico; Hydrate ridge; Methane; Pressurised cores; Seafloor sampling

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BOILERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEGASSING; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FLUID MECHANICS; GASES; HYDRATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MEDICAL IMAGING; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE VESSELS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SLOPE STABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY;

AUTOCLAVE TECHNOLOGY; BLACK SEA; FREE GAS; GAS HYDRATE; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDRATE RIDGE; METHANE; PRESSURISED CORES; SEAFLOOR SAMPLING;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGASSING; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; SEAFLOOR; SLOPE STABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACK SEA; EURASIA; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 53149150542     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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