An initial attempt to map carbonate buildups using ground-penetrating radar: An example from the upper Jurassic of SW-Germany

Facies

Volumn , Issue 42, 2000, Pages 245-252

  Asprion, Ulrich ^a   Aigner, Thomas ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbonate facies; Ground penetrating radar; SW Germany; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; JURASSIC;

GERMANY;

ALGAE;

EID: 0033928089     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02562575     Document Type: Article

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