Geometry and kinematics of recent deformation in the Mondy-Tunka area (south-westernmost Baikal rift zone, Mongolia-Siberia)

Terra Nova

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 265-272

  Arjannikova, A ^a   Larroque, Christophe ^b   Ritz, J F ^c   Deverchere J ^d   Stephan J F ^b   Arjannikov, S ^a   San'kov, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; REMOTE SENSING; RIFT ZONE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

BAIKAL RIFT ZONE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

EID: 6944241239     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2004.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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