Methane hydrate growth velocity in seepage system of Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 765-775

  Guan, Jin An ^a,b   Fan, Shuan Shi ^c   Liang, De Qing ^a   Ning, Fu Long ^d  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cementation velocity; Diffusion system; Growth velocity; Methane hydrate; Seepage system

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; DIAPIR; HYDRATION; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; SEAWATER; SEEPAGE; VENTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; QIONGDONGNAN BASIN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 70049113081     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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