Pockmark development in the Petrel Sub-basin, Timor Sea, Northern Australia: Seabed habitat mapping in support of CO2 storage assessments

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-142

  Nicholas, W A ^a   Nichol, S L ^a   Howard, F J F ^a   Picard, K ^a   Dulfer, H ^b   Radke, L C ^a   Carroll, A G ^a   Tran, M ^a   Siwabessy, P J W ^a  

^a Marine and Coastal Environment Group   (Australia)

^b Regional Geology and Mineral Systems Group Geoscience Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Multibeam sonar; Pockmarks; Post glacial; Sea levels

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL ZONE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; MANGROVE; MULTIBEAM SONAR; PALEOCHANNEL; POCKMARK; POSTGLACIAL; SEA LEVEL; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TRANSGRESSION;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; JOSEPH BONAPARTE GULF; TIMOR SEA;

EID: 84901687389     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2014.02.016     Document Type: Article

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