Localization and characterization of an active fault in an urbanized area in central Guatemala by means of geoelectrical imaging

Tectonophysics

Volumn 480, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 88-98

  Suski, Barbara ^a   Brocard, Gilles ^a   Authemayou, Christine ^a   Muralles, Beatriz Consenza ^b   Teyssier, Christian ^a   Holliger, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Active faults; Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); Seismic hazard; Seismic site effects; Surficial layer; Urban geophysics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC HAZARDS; SEISMIC SITE EFFECT; SEISMIC SITE EFFECTS;

AQUIFERS; EARTHQUAKES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC WAVES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TOMOGRAPHY;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

ACTIVE FAULT; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; SEISMIC HAZARD; SITE EFFECT; TOMOGRAPHY; URBAN AREA;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 72649085186     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.09.028     Document Type: Article

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