A seeping sea-floor in a Ria environment: Ria de Vigo (NW Spain)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 296-300

  Garcia Garcia A ^a   Vilas, F ^a   Garcia Gil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Galicia; Gas seeps; Rias; Seismic

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SONAR; SOUNDING APPARATUS;

ECHOSOUNDERS; GAS-SEEP POCKMARKS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

COASTAL ZONE; ECHO SOUNDER; GAS SEEPAGE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SIDESCAN SONAR;

GALICIA; RIA DE VIGO; SPAIN;

EID: 18744427476     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050427     Document Type: Article

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