Slip accumulation and lateral propagation of active normal faults in Afar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B7, 2001, Pages 13667-13696

  Manighetti, I ^a   King, G C P ^a   Gaudemer, Y ^a   Scholz, C H ^b   Doubre, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SLIP; NORMAL FAULT; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AFAR; AFRICA;

EID: 0034909234     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900471     Document Type: Article

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