Geometrically coherent continuous deformation in the volume surrounding a seismically imaged normal fault-array

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-234

  Long, J J ^a   Imber, J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault propagation folds; Geometric coherence; Normal fault; Seismic resolution; Sub seismic faults

Indexed keywords

COHERENT FAULT; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT SURFACES; NORMAL FAULTS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; SEISMIC FAULTS; SEISMIC RESOLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDY AREAS; SYN-RIFT; VERTICAL COMPONENT;

SEISMOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; DIP; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD; NORMAL FAULT; RIFTING; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRAIN;

EID: 75149141013     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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