Evidence for active growth faulting in the terrebonne delta plain, South Louisiana: Implications for wetland loss and the vertical migration of petroleum

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 77-94

  Kuecher, G J ^a   Roberts, H H ^b   Thompson, M D ^c   Matthews, I ^a  

^a BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth faults; Louisiana; Oil migration; Wetland loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644329919     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0984.2001.82001.x     Document Type: Article

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