Geomorphology and structure of the Jid right-lateral strike-slip fault in the Mongolian Altay mountains

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1607-1622

  Walker, R T ^a   Bayasgalan, A ^b   Carson, R ^c   Hazlett, R ^d   McCarthy, L ^e   Mischler, J ^f   Molor, E ^b   Sarantsetseg, P ^b   Smith, L ^g   Tsogtbadrakh, B ^b   Tsolmon, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MONGOLIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^c WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Department of Chemistry   (United States)

^f AUGUSTANA COLLEGE   (United States)

^g PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake ruptures; Geomorphology; Mongolia; Mongolian Altay; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES; MONGOLIA; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULTS; VERTICAL COMPONENT OF MOTION;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 33748441063     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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