Seistec seismic profiles: A tool to differentiate gas signatures

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 235-245

  Baltzer, A ^a   Tessier, B ^a   Nouze H ^b   Bates, R ^c   Moore, C ^d   Menier, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic facies; Gas; Seistec profiles; Signal amplitude; Signal polarisation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; GASES; MORPHOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

ACOUSTIC FACIES; COASTAL LAGOONS; SEA LOCHS; SEISTEC PROFILES; SIGNAL AMPLITUDE; SIGNAL POLARISATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

DATA PROCESSING; GAS; LAGOON; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 31044442555     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-3721-x     Document Type: Article

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