Fluid-controlled faulting process in the Asal Rift, Djibouti, from 8 yr of radar interferometry observations

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-72

  Doubre, Cécile ^a   Peltzer, Gilles ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afar; Asal rift; Faulting process; Radar interferometry

Indexed keywords

FLUID-CONTROLLED FAULTING PROCESS; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SLIP DISTRIBUTION;

FRACTURE; INTERFEROMETRY; RADAR; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULT; CREEP; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SLIP; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GROUND MOTION; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBSIDENCE;

AFRICA; ARABIAN SEA; ASAL RIFT; DJIBOUTI [EAST AFRICA]; EAST AFRICA; GULF OF ADEN; GULF OF TADJOURA; INDIAN OCEAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846336836     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23022A.1     Document Type: Article

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