Processing and preliminary interpretation of noisy high-resolution seismic reflection/refraction data across the active Ostler Fault zone, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-342

  Campbell, Fiona M ^a   Kaiser, A ^a   Horstmeyer, H ^a   Green, A G ^a   Ghisetti, F ^b   Gorman, A R ^c   Finnemore, M ^d   Nobes, D C ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TerraGeoLogica ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

High resolution; Ostler Fault zone; Reverse fault; Seismic processing; Seismic reflection

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; HIGH RESOLUTION; REVERSE FAULTS; SEISMIC PROCESSING; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS;

DEFORMATION; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; REFLECTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FOLDING; OUTWASH; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; STACKING; TECTONIC PLATE;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 77950077074     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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