Case studies of shallow marine investigations in Australia with advanced underwater seismic refraction (USR)

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Whiteley, Robert J ^a   Stewart, Simon B ^a  

^a Coffey Geotechnics Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies.; Harbours; Ports; Refraction; Rivers; Seismic; Underwater

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649093419     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG08009     Document Type: Article

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