Sequence stratigraphic analysis in deep-water, underfilled NW European passive margin basins

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2005, Pages 1185-1200

  Shannon, P M ^a   Stoker, M S ^b   Praeg, D ^a   van Weering, T C E ^c   de Haas, H ^c   Nielsen, T ^d   Dahlgren, K I T ^e   Hjelstuen, B O ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-WATER CURRENT CIRCULATION; DEEP-WATER SUCCESSIONS; PASSIVE MARGIN BASINS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 28444486539     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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