Seismic expression of channel outcrops: Offset stacked versus amalgamated channel systems

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 6-9, 2007, Pages 504-514

  Schwab, A M ^a   Cronin, B T ^a   Ferreira, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel outcrops; Forward seismic models

Indexed keywords

AMALGAMATED CHANNEL SYSTEMS; CHANNEL STACKING ARCHITECTURE; OUTCROP SYNTHETIC SEISMIC;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; PETROLOGY; REFLECTION; SAND; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEISMIC RESPONSE;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEPOSITION; OUTCROP; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMOLOGY; STACKING; TURBIDITE;

ELAZIG [TURKEY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES; TURKEY;

EID: 34548599668     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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