Seismic inversion for acoustic impedance and porosity of Cenozoic cool-water carbonates on the upper continental slope of the Great Australian Bight

Marine Geology

Volumn 215, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 123-134

  Huuse, M ^a   Feary, D A ^b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic impedance; Carbonate; Contourite; Great Australian Bight; ODP Leg 182; Seismic inversion

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC COOL-WATER CARBONATES; SEISMIC INVERSION; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; DRILLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NUCLEATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

ACOUSTIC PROPERTY; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; POROSITY;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13944277076     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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