Salt dissolution and surface subsidence in central Kansas: A seismic investigation of the anthropogenic and natural origin models

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 366-378

  Anderson, Neil L ^a   Martinez, Alex ^b   Hopkins, John F ^b   Carr, Timothy R ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SALTS; SUBSIDENCE;

SALT DISSOLUTION; SURFACE SUBSIDENCE;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

SALT DISSOLUTION; SUBSIDENCE;

USA, KANSAS;

EID: 0032030047     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444336     Document Type: Review

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