Detecting hydrate and fluid flow from bottom simulating reflector depth anomalies

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-230

  Hornbach, Matthew J ^a   Bangs, Nathan L ^b   Berndt, Christian ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC DATA; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; HYDRATE CONCENTRATION; HYDRATE RIDGE; LIMITED DRILLING; METHANE HYDRATES; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; THERMAL TECHNIQUES; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRATION; METHANE; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; THERMOANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GAS HYDRATES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPTH DETERMINATION; DETECTION METHOD; FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; METHANE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

HYDRATE RIDGE; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84858120024     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32635.1     Document Type: Article

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