Testing the predictive capability of curvature analyses

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 185-202

  Bergbauer, Stephan ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICLINE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CURVATURE; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRAIN;

EID: 38349112613     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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