Imaging deformation in submarine thrust belts using seismic attributes

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 302, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 414-422

  Iacopini, David ^a   Butler, Robert W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D seismic interpretation; Deformation localization; Fold thrust structures; Seismic attributes; Seismic imaging; Submarine thrust systems

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION LOCALIZATION; SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES; SEISMIC IMAGING; SEISMIC INTERPRETATION; THRUST STRUCTURES;

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SUBMARINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SEISMOLOGY;

CURVATURE; DATA SET; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; IMAGING METHOD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SUBDUCTION; SUBMARINE TERRACE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 79251596559     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.12.041     Document Type: Article

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