Chapter 2: Sedimentary successions of the Arctic Region (58-64°to 90°N) that may be prospective for hydrocarbons

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-37

  Grantz, Arthur ^a   Scott, Robert A ^b   Drachev, Sergey S ^c,d   Moore, Thomas E ^a   Valin, Zenon C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d Exxon Mobil   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 80051946609     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M35.2     Document Type: Article

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