Discussion on trans current fault activity on the Dead Sea Transform in Lebanon and its implications for plate tectonics and seismic hazard

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1243-1248

  Fleury, J ^a   Chorowicz, J ^a   Somma, J ^b   Butler, R W H ^c   Griffiths, H M ^c   Spencer, S ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 0000439068     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.6.1243     Document Type: Article

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