Reconstructing morphological and depositional characteristics in subsurface sedimentary systems: An example from the maastrichtian-danian Ormen Lange system, Møre Basin, Norwegian Sea

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1347-1377

  Sømme, Tor O ^a   Martinsen, Ole J ^c   Thurmond, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b StatoilHydro Research Center   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CATCHMENT; DANIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MAASTRICHTIAN; MORPHOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; MORE BASIN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 70549111563     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06010909038     Document Type: Article

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