Seismic geomorphology and evolution of submarine channels from the Angolan continental margin

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 433-446

  Gee, M J R ^a,d   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a   Bakke, K ^b   Friedmann, S J ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d LUKOIL Engineering LLC   (Russian Federation)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SUBMARINES;

CHANNEL PARAMETER; COMPLEX MORPHOLOGY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EQUILIBRIUM PROFILES; SEISMIC GEOMORPHOLOGY; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; SUBMARINE CHANNEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL SEISMIC DATA;

SEISMOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SALT TECTONICS; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOLOGY; SUBMARINE CHANNEL;

ANGOLAN MARGIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 34247385261     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.042     Document Type: Article

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