Patterns of subsurface fluid-flow at cold seeps: The Hikurangi Margin, offshore New Zealand

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-73

  Krabbenhoeft, Anne ^a   Bialas, Jörg ^a   Klaucke, Ingo ^a   Crutchley, Gareth ^a   Papenberg, Cord ^a   Netzeband, Gesa L ^b  

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

^b RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimney; Cold seeps; Gas hydrate; Hikurangi margin; Methane; New Zealand; Seismics; Subbottom profiler

Indexed keywords

COLD SEEPS; HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; SEISMICS; SUBBOTTOM PROFILERS;

CHIMNEYS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METHANATION; METHANE; MODEL STRUCTURES; SEEPAGE; SENSORS; STRATIGRAPHY;

GAS HYDRATES;

BATHYMETRY; COLD SEEP; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUID FLOW; GAS HYDRATE; HEAT FLOW; METHANE; SEAFLOOR; SONAR; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE RIDGE;

HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; OPOUAWE BANK; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84869882772     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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