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Chapter 2 - The Role of Geophysics in Carbon Capture and Storage

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2019

By
David Lumley
Edited by
Thomas L. Davis ,
Martin Landrø  and
Malcolm Wilson
Thomas L. Davis
Affiliation:
Colorado School of Mines
Martin Landrø
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
Malcolm Wilson
Affiliation:
New World Orange BioFuels
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Geophysics and Geosequestration , pp. 11 - 53
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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