Model-based identification of the base of the gas hydrate stability zone in multichannel reflection seismic data, offshore Costa Rica

International Journal of Geophysics

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Gehrmann, Romina ^a,b,c   Müller, Christian ^b   Schikowsky, Peter ^a   Henke, Thomas ^b,d   Schnabel, Michael ^b   Bönnemann, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d TEEC   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 82455185310     PISSN: 1687885X     EISSN: 16878868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/812713     Document Type: Article

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