Methane emission from natural gas seeps and mud volcanoes in Transylvania (Romania)

Geofluids

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-475

  Spulber, L ^a   Etiope, G ^a,b   Baciu, C ^a   MaloS, C ^a   Vlad, S N ^a,c  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c ECOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Gas reservoirs; Methane emissions; Mud volcanoes; Seeps; Transylvanian Basin

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON SEEP; LEAKAGE; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; NATURAL GAS;

ROMANIA; TRANSYLVANIA;

EID: 78751519861     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2010.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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