IODP Expedition 337: Deep Coalbed Biosphere off Shimokita – Microbial processes and hydrocarbon system associated with deeply buried coalbed in the ocean
Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Monobe B200, Nankoku, Kochi
783-8502, Japan
Research and Development Center for Ocean Drilling Science (ODS),
JAMSTEC, Yokohama 236-0001, Japan
Kai-Uwe Hinrichs
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen,
Leobener Strasse, 28359 Bremen, Germany
Yusuke Kubo
Center for Deep-Earth Exploration (CDEX), JAMSTEC, Showa-machi
3173-25, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0001, Japan
the IODP Expedition 337 Scientists
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