Understanding the thermal evolution of deep-water continental margins

Nature

Volumn 426, Issue 6964, 2003, Pages 334-343

  White, Nicky ^a,c   Thompson, Mark ^b   Barwise, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

LITHOSPHERE;

HYDROCARBONS;

FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROCARBON; WATER;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEEP WATER; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DRILL; EARTHQUAKE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOLOGY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL INDUSTRY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROCK; SEA LEVEL; SEASHORE; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; INDUSTRY; OCEANS AND SEAS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344011549     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02133     Document Type: Review

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