Seismic evidence for fluid escape from Mesozoic cuesta type topography in the Skagerrak

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-28

  Hübscher, Christian ^a   Borowski, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contourite drift; Elongated pockmarks; Freshwater seepage; Gas; Reflection seismic

Indexed keywords

CONTOURITE DRIFT; ELONGATED POCKMARKS; FRESHWATER SEEPAGE; REFLECTION SEISMIC;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GAS DYNAMICS; GLACIERS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE;

SEISMIC WAVES;

GAS FIELD; MESOZOIC; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SKAGERRAK;

EID: 29444452765     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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