RETRACTED: Seismic Signature Analysis for Clarification of Mud Volcanoes from the New Mud Diapirs Discovered at the NE-SW Moroccan Atlantic Margin

Asher Hategekamungu¹, Nadia Mhammdi¹, Amine Manar Mohamed²

¹Department of Earth Sciences, Scientific Institute, Laboratory LGRN and GEOPAC research Centre, University Mohammed V in Rabat, Av. Ibn Batouta, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco.
²Department of Petroleum Exploration, Direction and South Offshore, Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), Rabat, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojg.2022.1211046                

Abstract

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Keywords

Seismic Signature Analysis, Clarification, Mud Volcanoes, Discovered Mud Diapirs, NW-SW Moroccan Margin

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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