Quantitative analysis of relative tectonic activity in the Sarvestan area, central Zagros, Iran

Geomorphology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 329-341

  Dehbozorgi, M ^a   Pourkermani, M ^a   Arian, M ^b   Matkan, A A ^a   Motamedi, H ^c   Hosseiniasl, A ^a  

^a Beheshti University   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Geomorphic indices; Iran; Morphometry; Tectonic geomorphology; Zagros Mountains

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; FOLD BELT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GIS; MIOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE CONVERGENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

FARS; IRAN; SARVESTAN; ZAGROS;

EID: 77954759119     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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