The continent-ocean transition at the southeastern margin of the South China Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1187-1204

  Franke, D ^a   Barckhausen, U ^a   Baristeas, N ^a   Engels, M ^a   Ladage, S ^a   Lutz, R ^a   Montano, J ^b   Pellejera, N ^b   Ramos, E G ^c   Schnabel, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^b University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c DOE Department of Energy Continental Shelf Project   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Continent ocean transition; Gravity modelling; NW Palawan; Rifting; Seismic data; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CONTINENT-OCEAN TRANSITION; GRAVITY MODELLING; NW PALAWAN; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATAS; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; VOLCANOES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THINNING; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGNETIC SURVEY; OCEAN-CONTINENT TRANSITION; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 79954419461     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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