Formation of seep bubble plumes in the Coal Oil Point seep field

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 339-353

  Leifer, Ira ^a   Culling, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; BUBBLE PLUMES; CALIFORNIA; COAL OIL POINTS; EMISSION FLUXES; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; GAUSSIANS; GRAIN SIZE; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POWER LAW; POWER-LAW FUNCTIONS; SANTA BARBARA CHANNELS; SEDIMENT BEDS;

CAPILLARY TUBES; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METAL RECOVERY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BUBBLE; CAPILLARITY; FORMATION MECHANISM; GAS SEEPAGE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROCARBON SEEP; PERCOLATION; PLUME; POWER LAW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VENTING;

CALIFORNIA; COAL OIL POINT; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77952952414     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-010-0187-x     Document Type: Article

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