Seismic quality factors across a bottom simulating reflector in the Makran Accretionary Prism, Arabian Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1838-1843

  Sain, Kalachand ^a   Singh, Anoop Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Free gas; Gas hydrates; Makran accretionary prism; Seismic quality factor

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARABIAN SEA; BOTTOM SIMULATING REFLECTOR; FREE-GAS; HIGH QUALITY FACTORS; MAKRAN ACCRETIONARY PRISM; QUALITY FACTORS; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENTARY LAYERS; SEISMIC LINES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ASSOCIATED GAS; GASES; HYDRATION; PRISMS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

GAS HYDRATES;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DETECTION METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; Q FACTOR; SEAFLOOR; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; MAKRAN;

EID: 82455192709     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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