A pressure core based characterization of hydrate-bearing sediments in the Ulleung Basin, Sea of Japan (East Sea)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Yun, Tae Sup ^a   Lee, Changho ^b   Lee, Jong Sub ^c   Bahk, Jang Jun ^d   Santamarina, J Carlos ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; SAMPLING; SATURATION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SHEAR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STIFFNESS; TESTING METHOD; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; ULLEUNG BASIN;

EID: 79951798739     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007468     Document Type: Article

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