Occurrence of near-seafloor gas hydrates and associated cold vents in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-385

  Bahk, Jang Jun ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Kong, Gee Soo ^a   Park, Yosup ^b   Lee, Huen ^c   Park, Youngjun ^c   Park, Keun Pil ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acoustic backscatter; Cold vents; East Sea; Gas hydrates; Ulleung Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952803458     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-009-0039-8     Document Type: Article

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