Occurrence of pockmarks on the Ortegal Spur continental margin, Northwestern Iberian Peninsula

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1551-1564

  Jane G ^a   Maestro, A ^a   Ercilla, G ^b   Lopez Martinez J ^c   De Andres J R ^a   Casas, D ^a   Gonzalez Aller D ^d   Catalan Morollon M ^e  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Inst Hidrografico de la Marina   (Spain)

^e Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basement faults; Fluid flow; Galician margin; Ortegal Spur; Pockmarks

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT FAULTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CROSS-SECTION MORPHOLOGY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID SYSTEMS; GALICIA; HIGH-DENSITY; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LATE CRETACEOUS; NEO GENES; PORE FLUIDS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATAS; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION;

BUILDINGS; FLUIDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEEPAGE; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; FAULT; FLUID FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; POCKMARK; QUATERNARY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC DATA; SWATH BATHYMETRY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 77954661466     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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