High-resolution record of tectonic and sedimentary processes in growth strata

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1350-1364

  Pochat, Stéphane ^a   Castelltort, Sébastien ^b   Choblet, Gaël ^a   Van Den Driessche, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Growth fault; Growth strata; Sedimentary processes

Indexed keywords

RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BASIN ANALYSIS; FAULT DISPLACEMENT RATES; GROWTH FAULT; GROWTH STRATA; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SYN-SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; THICKNESS VARIATION; VARIABLE THICKNESS;

FAULT SLIPS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; BEDLOAD; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SLIP; HANGING WALL; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SUSPENDED LOAD; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 67650269372     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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