Origin and significance of intra-basement seismic reflections offshore western Norway

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Reeve, Matthew T ^a   Bell, Rebecca E ^a   Jackson, Christopher A L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D SEISMIC DATA; COMPLEX REFLECTION; CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT; FAULT SYSTEM; LATE JURASSIC; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS;

SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

BUILDINGS;

CALEDONIAN OROGENY; EMPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; MYLONITE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84892656222     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs2013-020     Document Type: Article

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