Total station geologic mapping: An innovative approach to analyzing surface-faulting hazards

Engineering Geology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 71-91

  Lavine, Alexis ^a   Gardner, Jamie N ^a   Reneau, Steven L ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital mapping; Faults; Seismic hazards; Surface rupture; Total station

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAZARDS; SEISMOLOGY;

SURFACE RUPTURE;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; GIS; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 0042346449     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(03)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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