New insights in shallow gas generation from very high resolution seismic and bathymetric surveys in the Marennes-Oléron Bay, France

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Bertin, Xavier ^a   Chaumillon, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Macro tidal bay; Sedimentation rates; Shallow gas; VHR seismic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES; BATHYMETRY; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

MACRO-TIDAL BAY; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SHALLOW GAS; VERY HIGH RESOLUTION (VHR) SEISMIC PROFILING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; MARENNES-OLERON BAY; POITOU-CHARENTES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31044456717     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-3720-y     Document Type: Article

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