3D seismic imaging of a Tertiary Dyke Swarm in the Southern North Sea, UK

Basin Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-194

  Wall, Mostyn ^a   Cartwright, Joe ^a   Davies, Richard ^b   McGrandle, Andrew ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Ark Geophysics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950156881     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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