Geochemical characteristics of pore water in shallow sediments from Shenhu area of South China Sea and their significance for gas hydrate occurrence

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 752-760

  Yang, Tao ^a   Jiang, Shao Yong ^a   Ge, Lu ^a   Yang, Jing Hong ^a   Wu, Neng You ^b   Zhang, Guang Xue ^b   Liu, Jian ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU MARINE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

Author keywords

Gas hydrate; Iodine flux; Pore water; Shenhu area in South China Sea; Sulfate flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949304310     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0312-2     Document Type: Article

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