Topographic expression of active faults in the foothills of the Northern Apennines

Tectonophysics

Volumn 474, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 285-294

  Picotti, Vincenzo ^a   Ponza, Alessio ^a   Pazzaglia, Frank J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active faults; Foothills; Northern Apennines; Surface processes; Topography

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ACTIVE FAULTS; AVERAGE RATE; CRUSTAL PROCESS; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; EARTH'S SURFACE; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FOOTHILLS; GEOMORPHIC EXPRESSION; LENGTH RATIO; NEAR-SURFACE; NORTHERN APENNINES; RIVER VALLEY; SLIP RATES; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; SURFACE PROCESS; SURFACE PROCESSES; TRIANGULAR FACETS;

LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; STRAIN RATE;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOOTWALL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INCISED VALLEY; MOUNTAIN REGION; STRAIN RATE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; UPLIFT;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68849114504     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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