Characteristics of internal-wave and internal-tide deposits and their hydrocarbon potential

Petroleum Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  He, Youbin ^a   Gao, Zhenzhong ^a   Luo, Jinxiong ^a   Luo, Shunshe ^a   Liu, Xuefeng ^a  

^a YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon potential; Internal wave; Internal tide deposits; Sediment wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 46749121904     PISSN: 16725107     EISSN: 19958226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12182-008-0006-4     Document Type: Article

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