Seismic geomorphohgy of offshore Morocco's east margin, Safi Haute Mer area

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 615-642

  Dunlap, Dallas B ^a   Wood, Lesli J ^a   Weisenberger, Chad ^b   Jabour, Haddou ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Formerly TGS Presently EOG Resources   (United States)

^c National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mining   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRETACEOUS AGE; DEBRIS FLOWS; OFFSHORE MOROCCO; REGIONAL TECTONICS; SEDIMENT WAVES; SEISMIC SURVEYS; TOE THRUSTS;

SALT TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEBRIS FLOW; EPISODIC EVENT; FACIES; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HOLOCENE; JURASSIC; MASS TRANSPORT; MOBILIZATION; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SEISMIC SURVEY; TRIASSIC;

DOUKKALA-ABDA; MOROCCO; SAFI;

EID: 79951546093     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10270909055     Document Type: Article

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