Distinguishing between tectonic and periglacial deformations of quaternary continental deposits in Europe

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 103-127

  Van Vliet Lanoe B ^a   Magyari, A ^b   Meilliez, F ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Deformations; Earthquake; Europe; Paleopermafrost; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; PALEOCLIMATE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4143097178     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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