The application of shallow seismic techniques in the study of active faults: The Atalanti normal fault, central Greece

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-233

  Karastathis, V K ^a   Ganas, A ^a   Makris, J ^b   Papoulia, J ^c   Dafnis, P ^d   Gerolymatou, E ^a   Drakatos, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b GeoPro GmbH   (Germany)

^c Institute of Oceanography   (Greece)

^d Geoskopio ATE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atalanti; Central Greece; Crustal extension; Fault; MASW; Shallow seismic

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL EXTENSION; HANGING WALL DEFORMATION; NORMAL FAULT; SHALLOW SEISMIC SURVEYS; SLIP DISTRIBUTION;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP; DISPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOMETRY; HANGING WALL; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

CENTRAL GREECE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249738588     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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