3-D seismic characterization of submarine landslides on a Miocene carbonate platform (Luconia Province, Malaysia)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 817-830

  Zampetti, Valentina ^a   Schlager, Wolfgang ^a   van Konijnenburg, Jan Henk ^b   Everts, Arnout Jan ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Sabah Shell Petroleum Co Ltd   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; FAULTING; LANDSLIDES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBMARINES;

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; MAXIMUM THICKNESS; SEISMIC PATTERNS; SEISMIC REFLECTION DATA; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; SYNDEPOSITIONAL FAULTING; TRANSPORT DIRECTION; VERTICAL SECTION;

SEISMOLOGY;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; MIOCENE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SLOPE FAILURE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 11044234463     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/040604740817     Document Type: Article

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