Gas hydrate dissociation during relatively sea level highstands: Evidence from U/Th dating of carbonate from gas hydrate drilling core of the South China Sea

Dong Feng, Shanghai Ocean University, College of Marine Sciences, Lingang, China, Fang Chen, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, Guangzhou, China, Xudong Wang, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China and Duofu Chen, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China