The Pleistocene to recent geological development of the Ormen Lange area

Ormen Lange - An Integrated Study for Safe Field Development in the Storegga Submarine Area

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 45-56

  Berg, Kjell ^a   Solheim, Anders ^b,c   Bryn, Petter ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

EID: 84903101037     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044694-3.50008-1     Document Type: Chapter

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