The system of neotectonic faults in southeastern Altai: orientations and geometry of motion

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 859-867

  Novikov, I S ^a   Emanov, A A ^b,c   Leskova, E V ^b,c   Batalev, V Yu ^d   Rybin, A K ^d   Bataleva, E A ^d  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^d Research Station of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RS RAS)   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Altai neotectonics; Cenozoic orogeny; earthquake mechanisms; magnetotelluric soundings; seismic tomography; seismology

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; NEOTECTONICS; OBLIQUE FAULT; OROGENY; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMOLOGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC SETTING;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 53749105488     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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