Visualization and characterization of active normal faults and associated sediments by high-resolution GPR

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 211, Issue , 2003, Pages 247-255

  Reiss, Stefan ^a   Reicherter, Klaus R ^a   Reuther, Claus Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0038109752     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.211.01.20     Document Type: Article

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