Mapping and facies analysis of Paleocene-Mid-Eocene seismic sequences, offshore southern West Greenland

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 935-986

  Dalhoff, Finn ^a   Chalmers, James A ^a   Gregersen, Ulrik ^a   Nøhr Hansen, Henrik ^a   Rasmussen, Jan Audun ^a   Sheldon, Emma ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Palaeogene; Seismic stratigraphy; Sequence stratigraphy; West Greenland

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

FACIES ANALYSIS;

SEISMOLOGY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGENE; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

GREENLAND;

EID: 1642464928     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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