Proposed criteria for recognizing intrastratal deformation features in marine high resolution seismic reflection profiles
Geo-Marine Letters
By: Dennis W. O'Leary and E. Laine
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Abstract
Intrastratal deformation of marine strata is ordinarily recorded in high-resolution seismic reflection profiles as acoustically transparent or “chaotic” intervals marked by hyperbolic echoes. Intrastratal deformation is easily confused with buried slump or slide deposits formed initially at the sea floor. Correct identification of intrastratal deformation depends on the presence of a warped continuously reflective layer overlying a chaotic/transparent layer. Decollement is the key criterion for identification in seismic reflection profiles. Other criteria include intrusive structures or faults rooted in a chaotic/transparent layer and thickening and thinning of a chaotic/transparent layer with transitions to reflective intervals.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Proposed criteria for recognizing intrastratal deformation features in marine high resolution seismic reflection profiles |
| Series title | Geo-Marine Letters |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF01245561 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 305 |
| Last page | 312 |
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