Geometry and growth of an inner rift fault pattern: The Kino Sogo Fault Belt, Turkana Rift (North Kenya)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2204-2222

  Vétel, William ^a   Le Gall, Bernard ^a   Walsh, John J ^b  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fault growth model; Kenya; Kino Sogo Fault Belt; Recent grid faults; Remote sensing; Rift extension; Turkana Rift

Indexed keywords

FAULT GROWTH MODEL; FAULT LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; KENYA; RECENT GRID FAULTS; RIFT EXTENSION;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT GEOMETRY; RIFT ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA;

EID: 28544442365     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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