Electromagnetic surveying of seafloor mounds in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 960-968

  Ellis, M ^a   Evans, R L ^b   Hutchinson, D ^c   Hart, P ^d   Gardner, J ^e   Hagen, R ^e  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetics; Gas hydrate; Gulf of Mexico; Ocean drilling; Resistivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETICS; GAS HYDRATE; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEAN DRILLING; RESISTIVITY;

HYDRATION; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEDIMENTATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS HYDRATE; MUD MOUND; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; SEAFLOOR; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 53349103053     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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