Synchronous compressional pulses in extensional basins

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 513-549

  Davidson, John K ^a  

^a Petrecon Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basin evolution; Earth expansion; Eustacy; Intracratonic basins; Seismic interpretation

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEA LEVEL; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY;

EARTH EXPANSION; ECSTACY; EXTENSIONAL SEDIMENTARY BASINS; INTRACRATONIC BASINS; SYNCHRONOUS COMPRESSIONAL PULSES;

TECTONICS;

BASIN FORMATION; COMPRESSIONAL TECTONICS; EXPANDING EARTH; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; INTRACRATONIC BASIN;

EID: 0031202190     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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