Gas-related morphologies and diapirism in the Gulf of Cádiz

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 213-221

  Fernandez Puga M C ^a   Vazquez J T ^b   Somoza, L ^a   Diaz del Rio V ^c   Medialdea, T ^a   Mata, M P ^b   Leon R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVITATION; MAPS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TECTONICS;

DIAPIRISM; GAS MIGRATION; GRAVITATIONAL EXTENSION COLLAPSE; SEISMIC PROFILING;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEFORMATION; DIAPIRISM; EMPLACEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; SEAFLOOR; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 34250189837     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-007-0076-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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