A new kinematic approach for the Danakil block using a Digital Elevation Model representation

Tectonophysics

Volumn 316, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 343-357

  Collet, B ^a   Taud, H ^b   Parrot, J F ^a,c   Bonavia, F ^a   Chorowicz, J ^a  

^a Case 129 4 Pl Jussieu 75252 C ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Afar; Danakil block; Digital Elevation Model; Kinematic model; Sinistral strike slip motion

Indexed keywords

BLOCK ROTATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; PLATE MOTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0034731834     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00263-2     Document Type: Article

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