Morphotectonic evidence from lateral propagation of an active frontal fold; Pakuashan anticline, foothills of Taiwan

Geomorphology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 263-290

  Delcaillau, B ^a   Deffontaines, B ^b   Floissac, L ^c   Angelier, J ^b   Deramond, J ^d   Souquet, P ^d   Chu, H T ^e   Lee, J F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^e MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE BASIN; FOLDING; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; TECTONICS; UPLIFT;

PAKUASHAN ANTICLINE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031764173     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(98)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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