Refining our knowledge of the Messinian salinity crisis records in the offshore domain through multi-site seismic analysis

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-180

  Lofi, Johanna ^a   Sage, Francoise ^b   Deverchere, Jacques ^c   Loncke, Lies ^d   Maillard, Agnes ^e   Gaullier, Virginie ^d   Thinon, Isabelle ^f   Gillet, Herve ^g   Guennoc, Pol ^e   Gorini, Christian ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^f BRGM   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^h Sorbonne Universités   (France)

Author keywords

Clastics; Erosion; Evaporites; Mediterranean; Messinian salinity crisis; Seismic profiles

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EVAPORITE; GEODYNAMICS; MESSINIAN; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; OUTCROP; SALINITY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD;

EID: 79955804404     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssgfbull.182.2.163     Document Type: Article

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