Enrichment of adsorbed methane in authigenic carbonate concretions of the Japan Trench

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 301-308

  Ijiri, Akira ^a,c   Tsunogai, Urumu ^a   Gamo, Toshitaka ^b   Nakagawa, Fumiko ^a   Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko ^c   Saito, Saneatsu ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; AVERAGE VALUES; CARBONATE CONCRETION; CARBONATE CONTENT; DATA SUPPORT; DEEP-SEA TERRACE; HYDRO-CARBON GAS; METHANE CONTENT; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENTARY LAYERS; STABLE CARBON;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARBONATION; METHANATION; METHANE; OCEANOGRAPHY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION;

SEDIMENTS;

ADSORPTION; AUTHIGENESIS; CARBONATE; CONCRETION; ENRICHMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; SEAFLOOR;

JAPAN TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 70349260436     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-009-0143-9     Document Type: Article

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