Late Quaternary evolution of the Feldbiss Fault (Roer Valley Rift System, the Netherlands) based on trenching, and its potential relation to glacial unloading

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 489-508

  Houtgast, R F ^a   Van Balen, R T ^a   Kasse, C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FLUIDIZATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; TRENCHING;

FELDBISS FAULT ZONES; FELDBISS FAULTS; FLUIDIZATION STRUCTURES; ROER VALLEY RIFT SYSTEM (RVRS);

TECTONICS;

GLACIAL REBOUND; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; RIFT ZONE;

EID: 12544253726     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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