Detecting active faults using remote-sensing technique: A case study in the Sri Sawat Area, Western Thailand

ScienceAsia

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-33

  Songmuang, Rattakorn ^a   Charusiri, Punya ^a   Choowong, Montree ^a   Won In, Krit ^a,b   Takashima, Isao ^b   Kosuwan, Suwith ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Environmental Geology and Geohazard Division ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Active fault; Earthquakes; Remote sensing; Sawat faults; Western Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247147506     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2007.33.023     Document Type: Article

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