Seismic imaging of forearc backthrusts at northern Sumatra subduction zone

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1772-1780

  Chauhan, Ajay P S ^a   Singh, Satish C ^a   Hananto, Nugroho D ^a   Carton, Helene ^b   Klingelhoefer, F ^c   Dessa, J X ^d   Permana, H ^e   White, N J ^f   Graindorge, D ^g  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Forearc backthrusting; Seismic reflection image; Seismic tomography; Subduction zone processes

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DIP-SLIP FAULT; FOREARC BASIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST; UPLIFT; VELOCITY PROFILE;

ANDAMAN FAULT ZONE; ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 70450209089     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04378.x     Document Type: Article

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