Comparison of sedimentary processes on adjacent passive and active continental margins offshore of SW Taiwan based on echo character studies

Basin Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 503-518

  Chiu, J K ^a   Liu, Char Shine ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ECHO SOUNDER; GAS HYDRATE; OROGENY; PASSIVE MARGIN; SLOPE FAILURE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

EID: 57049162578     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2008.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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