Differential subsidence driving the formation of mounded stratigraphy in deep-water sediments; Palaeocene, central North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 632-652

  Koša, Eduard ^a  

^a Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition; Differential subsidence; Erosion; Faulting; Mounded morphology; Seabed topography

Indexed keywords

MASS WASTING; MOUNDED MORPHOLOGY; SEABED TOPOGRAPHY; SYNDEPOSITIONAL FAULTING;

EROSION; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SLOPE STABILITY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FAULTING; GRABEN; LINEAMENT; LITHOLOGY; MESOZOIC; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOCENE; PALEOZOIC; SEAFLOOR; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 35549011978     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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