Use of PSInSAR™ data to infer active tectonics: Clues on the differential uplift across the Giudicarie belt (Central-Eastern Alps, Italy)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 476, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 297-303

  Massironi, M ^a   Zampieri, D ^a   Bianchi, M ^b   Schiavo, A ^c   Franceschini, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Tele Rilevamento Europa   (Italy)

^c Land Technology and Services srl   (Italy)

^d Provincia Autonoma di Trento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Giudicarie belt; PSInSAR

Indexed keywords

ORBITS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ACTIVE TECTONICS; LOW TO MODERATE SEISMICITY; PERMANENT SCATTERERS; PS-INSAR; REGIONAL MOVEMENT; SURFACE DEFORMATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; TECTONIC ACTIVITY;

TECTONICS;

DEFORMATION; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TECTONICS; THRUST; UPLIFT;

ALPS; EASTERN ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 77955278057     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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