Morphological and palaeoseismological analysis along the Taleghan fault (Central Alborz, Iran)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1028-1041

  Nazari, H ^a,b   Ritz, J F ^a   Salamati, R ^b   Shafei, A ^b   Ghassemi, A ^b,c   Michelot, J L ^d   Massault, M ^d   Ghorashi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Asia; Continental neotectonics; Geomorphology; Palaeoseismology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; NEOTECTONICS; PALEOSEISMICITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ASIA; ELBURZ; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67749096052     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04173.x     Document Type: Article

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