The kinematics of the Zagros Mountains (Iran)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 330, Issue , 2010, Pages 19-42

  Hatzfeld, D ^a   Authemayou, C ^b,c,d   van der Beek, P ^a   Bellier, O ^b   Lave J ^e   Oveisi, B ^a,f   Tatar, M ^a,g   Tavakoli, F ^a,h   Walpersdorf, A ^a   Yamini Fard, F ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^e CRPG CNRS   (France)

^f GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

^g INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY IIEES   (Iran)

^h National Cartographic Centre of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EN ECHELON STRUCTURE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GPS; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REVERSE FAULT; SEISMICITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

IRAN; ZAGROS;

EID: 77956015202     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP330.3     Document Type: Article

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