3D seismic interpretation of slump complexes: Examples from the continental margin of Israel

Basin Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-108

  Martinez, Jose Frey ^a   Cartwright, Joe ^a   Hall, Ben ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HOLOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SLOPE FAILURE; SLUMPING; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 14944373059     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2005.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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