The shallow porosity structure of the Eel shelf, northern California: Results of a towed electromagnetic survey

Marine Geology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 211-226

  Evans, Rob L ^a   Law, L K ^b   St Louis, B ^c   Cheesman, S ^d   Sananikone, K ^e  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b PACIFIC GEOSCIENCE CENTRE   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Custom Geophysical Software   (Canada)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eel River; Electrical resistivity; Electromagnetic (EM); Porosity

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; POROSITY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033514272     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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