Seismic and petrophysical relationships from uk continental shelf rocks at elevated pressures

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-140

  Sothcott, Jeremy ^a   Assefa, Solomon ^a   McCann, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental shelf rocks; Petrophysical properties; Pressure; Seafloor acoustics; Seismic properties

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; HIGH PRESSURE; MICROCRACK; MINERAL ALTERATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0033910232     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641190009353784     Document Type: Article

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