Very-high-resolution seismic and magnetic investigations of a chemical munition dumpsite in the Baltic Sea

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 142-154

  Missiaen, Tine ^a   Feller, Pascal ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b G Tec SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dumpsites; Magnetic; Marine sediments; Seismic

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; EARTH SCIENCES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC STORAGE; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

DUMPSITES; MAGNETIC; MAGNETIC DATA; MARINE SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC;

SEISMOLOGY;

BURIED STRUCTURE; DATA SET; DIAPIR; HOLOCENE; MAGNETIC SURVEY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BORNHOLM BASIN;

EID: 51549100592     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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