Evidence for a thick free gas layer beneath the bottom simulating reflector in the Makran accretionary prism

Marine Geology

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 3-12

  Sain, K ^a,b   Minshull, T A ^b   Singh, S C ^b   Hobbs, R W ^b  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom simulating reflectors; Gas hydrate; Inversion; Makran; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; GAS; SEISMIC REFLECTION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ARABIAN SEA;

EID: 0034723852     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00122-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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