Near-surface hydrocarbon anomalies in shelf sediments off Spitsbergen: Evidences for past seepages

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Knies, Jochen ^a   Damm, Ellen ^b   Gutt, Julian ^b   Mann, Ute ^c   Pinturier, Laurence ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

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

^c SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Methane; Organic geochemistry; Seepage; Spitsbergen

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349626930     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000687     Document Type: Article

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