A geophysical investigation of shallow deformation along an anomalous section of the Wasatch fault zone, Utah, USA

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-197

  McBride, J H ^a   Stephenson, W J ^b   Thompson, T J ^c   Harper, M P ^c   Eipert, A A ^c   Hoopes, J C ^a   Tingey, D G ^a   Keach II, R W ^a   Okojie Ayoro, A O ^a   Gunderson, K L ^a   Meirovitz, C D ^a   Hicks, T C ^a   Spencer, C J ^a   Yaede, J R ^a   Worley, D M ^b  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GeoStrata LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Site investigations; Structure

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CORRELATION; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS; TOMOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOLOGY; SITE INVESTIGATION; VELOCITY PROFILE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; WASATCH FAULT ZONE;

EID: 53449087357     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.14.3.183     Document Type: Conference Paper

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