A structural interpretation of the Fish Creek Slide (Lower Cretaceous), northern Alaska

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 265-278

  Homza, Thomas X ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; EROSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SEISMOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRATIGRAPHY;

RADIOACTIVE ZONE; SEISMIC IMAGING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; IMAGING METHOD; LANDSLIDE; SEISMIC METHOD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH SLOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642406356     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10270303029     Document Type: Article

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