Massive methane release triggered by seafloor erosion offshore southwestern Japan

Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1019-1022

  Bangs, N L ^a   Hornbach, M J ^a   Moore, G F ^b,c   Park, J O ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEPWATER; DRILLING DATA; FREE GAS; MASSIVE QUANTITIES; METHANE HYDRATES; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC IMAGE; SOUTHWESTERN JAPAN; WATER CURRENTS;

DISEASES; EROSION; FEEDBACK; HYDRATION; METHANE; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

DEGASSING; EROSION; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METHANE; SEAFLOOR;

JAPAN;

EID: 78249287513     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31491.1     Document Type: Article

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