Numerical analysis of fold curvature using data acquired by high-precision GPS

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1640-1646

  Pearce, Mark A ^a   Jones, Richard R ^b   Smith, Steven A F ^b   McCaffrey, Kenneth J W ^b   Clegg, Phill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curvature; Global Positioning System (GPS); Quantitative geological mapping

Indexed keywords

FOLD CURVATURE; FRACTURE DENSITIES; QUANTITATIVE GEOLOGICAL MAPPING;

DATA ACQUISITION; FRACTURE; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MAPPING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CURVATURE; DATA SET; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GPS; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 33748455934     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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