Geophysical imaging of the Quaternary Wairoa North Fault, New Zealand: A case study

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Wise, Darryn J ^a   Cassidy, John ^b   Locke, Corinne A ^b  

^a URS New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Geophysical imaging; Gravity; Quaternary faults; Resistivity; Seismic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY;

VERTICAL ELECTRIC SOUNDING (VES);

GEOPHYSICS;

FAULT; FAULT PLANE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; QUATERNARY; WEATHERING PROFILE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0037385641     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-9851(03)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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