Subsidence in the Louisiana Coastal Zone due to hydrocarbon production

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 443-448

  Mallman, Ellen P ^a   Zoback, Mark D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land loss; Oil and gas production; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952634275     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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