Pleistocene evolution of fault-line scarps in the northern margin of the Krzeszowice Graben, south Poland

Studia Quaternaria

Volumn 24, Issue , 2007, Pages 29-35

  Pawelec, Halina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fault line scarp; Krzeszowice Graben; Neotectonics; Periglacial processes; Slope deposits; South Poland

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DENUDATION; FAULT SCARP; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRABEN; LITHOLOGY; NEOTECTONICS; OUTCROP; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS; PLEISTOCENE; RELIEF; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KRZESZOWICE; MALOPOLSKIE; POLAND;

EID: 37349077916     PISSN: 16415558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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