Geometry, kinematics and rates of deformation in a normal fault segment boundary, central Greece

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 3081-3084

  Morewood, N C ^a   Roberts, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; KINEMATICS; STRAIN;

EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECHANISMS; FAULT SEGMENT BOUNDARIES; FAULT TIP FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

TECTONICS; FAULT SLIPS;

ACTIVE NORMAL FAULTS; EARTHQUAKE FOCAL MECHANISMS; NORMAL FAULTS; PLANE STRAINS; REGIONAL DEFORMATIONS; SLIP VECTORS;

EID: 0031332811     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03100     Document Type: Article

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