The spatial and temporal distribution of pipe formation, offshore Namibia

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1216-1234

  Moss, J L ^a   Cartwright, J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid migration; Focused fluid flow; Pipe; Pipe formation; Pockmark; Spatial and temporal distribution; Spatio temporal analysis; Timing

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FLUID MIGRATION; FOCUSED FLUID FLOW; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TIME MEASUREMENT;

PIPE;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FLUID FLOW; PIPE; POCKMARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBMARINE PIPELINE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VENTING;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 77951621307     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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