Seismic characteristics and development of the Xisha carbonate platforms, northern margin of the South China Sea

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 770-783

  Yubo, Ma ^a,b   Shiguo, Wu ^a   Fuliang, Lv ^c   Dongdong, Dong ^a   Qiliang, Sun ^a   Yintao, Lu ^c   Mingfeng, Gu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Hangzhou Research Institute of Petroleum Geology   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonate platform; Development model; Reef; Seismic characteristics; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 78751702753     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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