Early evolution of submarine channels offshore Angola revealed by three-dimensional seismic data

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 277, Issue , 2007, Pages 223-235

  Gee, Martin J R ^a,b   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LUKOIL Engineering LLC   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVEE; LINEATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOLOGY; SLOPE; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34247357729     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.277.01.13     Document Type: Article

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