Amplitude versus offset modeling of the bottom simulating reflection associated with submarine gas hydrates

Marine Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 25-40

  Andreassen, Karin ^a   Hart, Patrick E ^b   MacKay, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

AVO studies; BSR; gas hydrates; modelling; seismic data; seismic processing

Indexed keywords

AVO; AVO-STUDIES; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTION; GAS HYDRATE; GAS HYDRATES; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

BEAUFORT SEA; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030618502     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(96)00076-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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