Geological evolution of the norwegian continental shelf between 61°N and 68°N during the last 3 million years

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-265

  Ottesen, Dag ^a,b   Rise, Leif ^a   Andersen, Espen Sletten ^c   Bugge, Tom ^d   Eidvin, Tor ^e  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Exploro AS   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Det Norske   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; ICE SHEET; ICE-RAFTED DEBRIS; LAST GLACIATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; PROGRADATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; TERTIARY; UNCONFORMITY;

LOFOTEN; NORDLAND; NORWAY; SOGN OG FJORDANE; SOGNEFJORDEN;

EID: 76449099942     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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