Three-dimensional seismic analysis of high-amplitude anomalies in the shallow subsurface of the northern Indus Fan: Sedimentary and/or fluid origin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Calvès, Géròme ^a   Huuse, Mads ^a   Schwab, Anne ^b   Clift, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Marathon Oil UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; FAULT ZONE; GAS HYDRATE; MUD VOLCANO; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDUS FAN;

EID: 58549119577     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005666     Document Type: Article

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