Gas migration pathways, controlling mechanisms and changes in sediment acoustic properties observed in a controlled sub-seabed CO2 release experiment

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-43

  Cevatoglu, Melis ^a   Bull, Jonathan M ^a   Vardy, Mark E ^a   Gernon, Thomas M ^a   Wright, Ian C ^a   Long, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D seismic reflection; Attenuation; CO2 injection; Gas migration; Reflection coefficient

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SURVEYS; WATER INJECTION;

2D SEISMIC; ATTENUATION; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; CONTROLLING MECHANISM; GAS MIGRATION; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84945456369     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.03.005     Document Type: Article

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