Sequence Stratigraphic Modeling of the Lower Thamama Group, East Onshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

GeoArabia

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-202

  Aziz, Sabah K ^a   El Sattar, Mohamed M Abd ^a  

^a ADNOC   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ABU DHABI;

EID: 0031450709     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia0202179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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