Gas hydrates along the Peru and middle america trench systems

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 124, Issue , 2000, Pages 257-271

  Pecher, Ingo A ^a   Kukowski, Nina ^b   Ranero, César R ^c   Von Huene, Roland ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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

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EID: 84975202490     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM124p0257     Document Type: Chapter

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