Architecture and mechanics of an active low-angle normal fault: Alto Tiberina Fault, northern Apennines, Italy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Chiaraluce, L ^a   Chiarabba, C ^a   Collettini, C ^b   Piccinini, D ^a   Cocco, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349013340     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005015     Document Type: Article

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