Synthetic seismograms from vibracores: A case study in correlating the late quaternary seismic stratigraphy of the New Jersey inner continental shelf

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1156-1168

  Esker, Dominic ^a,c   Sheridan, Robert E ^a   Ashley, Gail M ^a   Waldner, Jeffrey S ^b   Hall, David W ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Jersey Geological Survey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LITHOLOGY; SEISMIC WAVES; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL LOGGING;

EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC DATA; REFLECTION AMPLITUDE; SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT;

SEISMIC RESPONSE;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DENSITY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAMS; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT; UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS; VIBRACORE; VIBRACORES;

ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY SHELF;

EID: 0030435416     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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