The global occurrence of natural gas hydrate

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 124, Issue , 2000, Pages 3-18

  Kvenvolden, Keith A ^a   Lorenson, Thomas D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 85040240015     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM124p0003     Document Type: Chapter

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