Genetic model of the hydrate system in the fine grain sediments in the northern continental slope of South China Sea

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1849-1857

  Wu, Shi Guo ^a   Dong, Dong Dong ^a   Yang, Sheng Xiong ^b   Zhang, Guang Xue ^b   Wang, Zhi Jun ^c   Li, Qing Ping ^c   Liang, Jin Qiang ^b   Gong, Yue Hua ^b   Sun, Yun Bao ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey   (China)

^c CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fine grain sediment; Fluid flow; Gas hydrate; Genetic modeling; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DRILLING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; METHANE; MODELING; SEISMIC DATA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 70350760067     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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