Contribution of methane to total gas pressure in deep waters at lakes Nyos and Monoun (Cameroon, West Africa)

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 349-362

  Issa, ^a,b   Ohba, Takeshi ^a   Tchamabe, Boris Chako ^a   Oginuma, Yu ^a   Fantong, Wilson ^b   Fouepe, Alain ^b   Sigha, Nkamdjou ^b   Tanyileke, Gregory ^b   Yoshida, Yutaka ^c   Kusakabe, Minoru ^d   Satake, Hiroshi ^d   Hell, J V ^d   Tsunogai, Urumu ^e  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute for Geological and Mining Research (IRGM)   (Cameroon)

^c Yoshida Consulting Engineer Office Morioka   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cameroon volcanic line; gas analyser; Lake Monoun; Lake Nyos; methane

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009121735     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.2.0250     Document Type: Article

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