Measuring the geotherm with gas hydrate bottom-simulating reflectors: A novel approach using three-dimensional seismic data from the eastern Black Sea

Terra Nova

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Minshull, Timothy A ^a   Keddie, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; GAS HYDRATE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; SEISMIC DATA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BLACK SEA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77951722516     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2010.00926.x     Document Type: Article

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