2-D velocity structure in Kerala-Konkan basin using traveltime inversion of seismic data

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-60

  Singh, Praveen Kumar ^a   Sain, Kalachand ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

BSR; Free gas; Gas hydrates; Traveltime inversion; Velocity

Indexed keywords

GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC DATA; TRAVEL TIME; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERALA-KONKAN BASIN;

EID: 84862667404     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-012-0006-2     Document Type: Article

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