Surface deformation related to kink-folding above an active fault: Evidence from geomorphic features and co-seismic slips

Quaternary International

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-54

  Lai, Kuang Yin ^a   Chen, Yue Gau ^a   Hung, Jih Hao ^b   Suppe, John ^c   Yue, Li Fan ^c   Chen, Ya Wen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT; FOLDING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HSINSHE; TAIWAN;

EID: 31844445141     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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