Flexural plate subsidence, sedimentation rates, and structural development of the super-deep South Caspian Basin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-400

  Nadirov, R S ^a   Bagirov, E ^a   Tagiyev, M ^a   Lerche, I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Azerbaijan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexure; Model; Sedimentation rate; South Caspian Basin

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

FLEXURAL PLATE SUBSIDENCE; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SOUTH CASPIAN BASIN;

SETTLING TANKS;

LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SUBSIDENCE;

ASIA, SOUTH CASPIAN BASIN;

EID: 0031156362     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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