Old marine seismic and new satellite radar data: Petroleum exploration of north west Labrador Sea, Canada

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1379-1394

  Jauer, Christopher D ^a   Budkewitsch, Paul ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basalt; Cold water corals; Oil slicks; Petroleum; Radarsat; Saglek Basin; SAR data; Sea floor structures; Seeps; Seismic interpretation

Indexed keywords

COLD-WATER CORALS; OIL SLICKS; RADARSAT; SAR DATA; SEA FLOOR; SEISMIC INTERPRETATION;

BASALT; BATHYMETRY; CHIMNEYS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MARINE RADAR; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PIPE; RADAR; SEEPAGE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WATER RESOURCES;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; HYDROCARBON SEEP; OIL WELL; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; POTENTIAL FIELD; RADARSAT; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; LABRADOR SEA; NUNAVUT;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954660288     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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