Porosity-formation factor and porosity-velocity relationships in Barbados prism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B7, 1999, Pages 15391-15407

  Erickson, Stephanie N ^a,b   Jarrard, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; POROSITY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BARBADOS; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0032695991     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900070     Document Type: Article

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