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, Tableau 2-2 : Tableau synthétisant les différentes hypothèses proposées dans la littérature pour expliquer l'origine des volcans de boue en Méditerranée Orientale, p.146

, Tableau 3-1 : Tableau répertoriant les différentes campagnes d'acquisition des données de sondeur multifaisceaux

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, Tableau 3-2 : Caractéristiques des différents modèles de sondeurs multifaisceaux utilisés pour acquérir les données utilisées au cours de cette étude

, Tableau 3-3 : Paramètres d'acquisition du bloc de sismique réflexion 3D East El

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, Tableau 4-1 : Tableau répertoriant les différents paramètres morphométriques, p.186

, Tableau 6-1 : Tableau synthétisant la distribution des volcans de boue dans les différents contextes géologiques de Méditerranée Orientale