Source-to-sink analysis of ancient sedimentary systems using a subsurface case study from the Møre-Trøndelag area of southern Norway: Part 1 - depositional setting and fan evolution

Basin Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 489-511

  Sømme, Tor O ^a   Jackson, Christopher A L ^b   Vaksdal, Monica ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Rocksource ASA   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; MUDSTONE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE FAN; SUBMARINE SLOPE;

NORWAY;

CONIACIAN;

EID: 84883763196     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bre.12013     Document Type: Article

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