Gas-hydrate stability thickness map along the Indian continental margin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1779-1786

  Sain, Kalachand ^a   Rajesh, V ^a   Satyavani, N ^a   Subbarao, K V ^b   Subrahmanyam, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Gas hydrate stability thickness map; Geothermal gradient; Heat flow; Sea bottom temperature

Indexed keywords

BIRD'S EYE VIEW; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DATA GAP; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; GAS-HYDRATE STABILITY THICKNESS MAP; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; HEAT-FLOW; PRIOR INFORMATION; SEA BOTTOM; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC DATAS; STABILITY ZONES; THICKNESS MAP;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BATHYMETRY; GASES; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HYDRATION; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SEISMOLOGY; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

GAS HYDRATES;

BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GAS HYDRATE; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC DATA;

INDIA;

AVES; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 82455175204     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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