Equivalent formation strength as a proxy tool for exploring the existence and distribution of gas hydrates
Yohei Hamada, JAMSTEC, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Nankoku, Japan, Yasuhiro Yamada, JAMSTEC, ODS, Kanagawa, Japan, Yoshinori Sanada, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan, Yasuyuki Nakamura, JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Kanagawa, Japan, Yukari Nakasa Kido, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Yokosuka, Japan, Kyaw Moe, CDEX, Yokohama, Japan and NGHP exp. 02 Scientific Party