Seismic indicators of gas hydrate and associated gas in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) and implications of heat flows derived from depths of the bottom-simulating reflector

Marine Geology

Volumn 258, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 126-138

  Horozal, Senay ^a   Lee, Gwang H ^a   Yi, Bo Y ^a   Yoo, Dong G ^b   Park, Keun P ^b   Lee, Ho Y ^b   Kim, Wonsik ^b   Kim, Han J ^c   Lee, Keumsuk ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^d Korea National Oil Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BSR; gas hydrate; heat flow; seismic chimney; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

BSR; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC CHIMNEY; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CHIMNEYS; EARTHQUAKES; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; GASES; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; REFLECTION; SEISMOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

BASIN; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 60349087479     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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