A remote sensing study of active folding and faulting in southern Kerman province, S.E. Iran

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 654-668

  Walker, Richard Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active faults; Active tectonics; Folding; Iran; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULTS; ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; FOLDING; IRAN;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULTING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONICS; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; KERMAN [IRAN]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33645848468     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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