Imaging Molasse and Quaternary sediments in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, with 3-D high-resolution seismic reflection methods: A case study

Ecologae Geologicae Helvetiae

Volumn 96, Issue SPEC, 2003, Pages

  Beres, Milan ^a   Scheidhauer, Maren ^b   Marillier, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3 D seismic reflection; High resolution; Lake; Molasse; Quaternary; Seismic facies; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MOLASSE; QUATERNARY; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0142153676     PISSN: 00129402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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