3D Seismic examples of differential compaction in mass-transport deposits and their effect on post-failure strata

Marine Geology

Volumn 271, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 212-224

  Alves, Tiago M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

differential compaction; mass transport deposits; minibasins; SE Brazil; South Atlantic

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC; DIFFERENTIAL COMPACTION; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; GULF OF MEXICO; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; MIOCENE; SEA FLOOR; SLOPE GRADIENTS; SLOPE INSTABILITY; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHEAST BRAZIL; SUBMARINE CHANNEL;

DEPOSITS; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPACTION;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; COMPACTION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; LANDSLIDE; MASS TRANSPORT; MIOCENE; RHEOLOGY; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC METHOD; SLOPE STABILITY; SUBSIDENCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BRAZIL;

EID: 77950346657     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.02.014     Document Type: Article

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