Unstable passive continental margins are currently unacceptable candidates for detailed risk analysis

Energy Exploration and Exploitation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 375-385

  Lowrie, Allen ^a   McGee, T M ^b   Jenkins, Linda ^a  

^a University of Mississippi ^*  (United States)

^b The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; GEOLOGY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CONTINENTAL MARGINS; RISK ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRESS FIELDS;

HYDRATES;

EID: 1642502845     PISSN: 01445987     EISSN: 01445987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0144598011492345     Document Type: Article

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