Ground Penetrating Radar imaging of two large sand blow craters related to the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, Kachchh, Western India

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 142-152

  Maurya, D M ^a   Goyal, B ^a   Patidar, A K ^a   Mulchandani, N ^a   Thakkar, M G ^b   Chamyal, L S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

^b R R Lalan College   (India)

Author keywords

2001 Bhuj earthquake; Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR); Kachchh; Liquefaction; Sand blow crater

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; RADAR IMAGING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) IMAGING; SAND BLOW CRATER;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

BHUJ EARTHQUAKE 2001; CRATER; DEFORMATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; LIQUEFACTION; MORPHOLOGY; RADAR IMAGERY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33748473884     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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