An inverse method for determining three-dimensional fault geometry with thread criterion: Application to strike-slip and thrust faults (Western Alps and California)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1127-1138

  Thibaut, M ^a,b   Gratier, J P ^a   Leger M ^b   Morvan, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; INTERPOLATION; INVERSE KINEMATICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; LIMESTONE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SANDSTONE;

CORRUGATED FAULTS; CORRUGATION WAVELENGTHS; STRIKE SLIP FAULTS; THREAD CRITERIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL FAULT GEOMETRY; THRUST FAULTS;

TECTONICS;

FAULT GEOMETRY; STRIKE SLIP FAULT; THREAD CRITERION; THRUST;

FRANCE, ALPS; USA, CALIFORNIA, TRANSVERSE RANGES;

EID: 0030235987     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(96)00035-1     Document Type: Article

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