MOLECULAR AND ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF TWO SEEP GASES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO

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作者
Brooks, James M. [1 ]
Gormly, James R. [1 ]
Sackett, William M. [1 ]
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[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Oceanog, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
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10.1029/GL001i005p00213
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Gas samples collected on the Texas-Loulsiana continental shelf from two natural seeps had molecular (methane >99%) and isotopic (delta(13) CPDB similar to -60 parts per thousand) compsitions highly indicative of biogenic origin.
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