Subsidence, compaction, and gravity sliding: Implications for 3D geometry, dynamic rupture, and seismic hazard of active basin-bounding faults in southern California

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1607-1620

  Nicholson, Craig ^a   Kamerling, Marc J ^b   Sorlien, Christopher C ^a   Hopps, Thomas E ^c   Gratier, Jean Pierre ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Venoco Inc   (United States)

^c Rancho Energy Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRAPOLATION; GEODESY; HAZARDS; LANDSLIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FAULT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

SEISMOLOGY;

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT SLIP; FOOTWALL; SEISMIC HAZARD; SUBSIDENCE; THRUST;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548985727     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120060236     Document Type: Article

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