Structure and Holocene evolution of an active creeping thrust fault: The Chihshang fault at Chinyuan (Taiwan)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 743-755

  Mu, Chung Hsiang ^a,b   Angelier, Jacques ^b   Lee, Jian Cheng ^c   Chu, Hao Tsu ^d   Dong, Jia Jyun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active thrusting; Creeping fault; Fault geometry; Geodetic measurement; Kinematic analysis; Sedimentation and tectonics

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION RATES; GEODESY; GRAVEL; KINEMATICS; LITHOLOGY; OBSERVATORIES;

ACTIVE THRUSTING; CREEPING FAULTS; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEODETIC MEASUREMENTS; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS;

FAULTING;

ACTIVE FAULT; ALLUVIAL FAN; FAULT GEOMETRY; HOLOCENE; KINEMATICS; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

CHIHSHANG; TAIWAN;

EID: 79953024595     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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