Seismic characterisation of gas-rich near surface sediments in the Arkona Basin, Baltic Sea

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 207-224

  Mathys, Mieke ^a,b   Thiessen O ^a   Theilen, F ^a   Schmidt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arkona Basin; P wave velocity; Shallow gas; Velocity dispersion

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; ATTENUATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS HYDRATES; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; TURBIDITY;

GAS RICH NEAR SURFACE SEDIMENTS; P-WAVE VELOCITY; SHALLOW GAS; VELOCITY DISPERSION;

SEISMOLOGY;

GAS; MARINE SEDIMENT; P-WAVE; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ARKONA BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 31344462484     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-005-3719-4     Document Type: Article

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