Chapter 33: Stratigraphic and tectonic framework of the US Chukchi Shelf: Exploration insights from a new regional deep-seismic reflection survey

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages 501-508

  Kumar, Naresh ^a   Granath, J W ^a   Emmet, P A ^a   Helwig, J A ^a   Dinkelman, M G ^a  

^a ION GEOPHYSICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; EXPLORATION; INVERSION TECTONICS; MOHO; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC PLATE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN; CHUKCHI SEA; CHUKCHI SHELF;

EID: 80051949184     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M35.33     Document Type: Article

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