A margin-wide BSR gas hydrate assessment: Canada's Atlantic margin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1540-1553

  Mosher, David C ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflector; Continental margin; Gas hydrate; Ocean bottom seismometer; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTION; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; HYDRATE CONCENTRATION; METHANE GAS; MULTI-CHANNEL SEISMIC; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PHYSICAL EVIDENCE; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENT WAVES; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; STABILITY ZONES; WATER DEPTH;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; HYDRATION; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GAS HYDRATE; METHANE; OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOMETER; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA;

EID: 79960424163     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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