Active tectonics and strain partitioning along dextral fault system in Central Iran: Analysis of geomorphological observations and geophysical data in the Kashan region

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1015-1025

  Jamali, Farshad ^a   Hessami, Khaled ^a   Ghorashi, Manoochehr ^b,c  

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

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Active fault; Active fold; Central Iran; Kashan; Strain partitioning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION; DRAINAGE; FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRAIN PARTITIONING; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; UPLIFT;

ESFAHAN [IRAN]; IRAN; KASHAN;

EID: 79551565197     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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