Deep-seated gravitational slope deformations in the highest parts of the Czech Flysch Carpathians: Evolutionary model based on kinematic analysis, electrical imaging and trenching

Geomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 92-112

  Pánek, Tomáš ^a   Tábořík, Petr ^a   Klimeš, Jan ^b   Komárková, Veronika ^a   Hradeckỳ, Jan ^a   Št'astnỳ, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Deep seated gravitational slope deformations; Electrical resistivity tomography; Kinematic analysis; Outer Western Carpathians; Trenching

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; GRAVITY SURVEY; HOLOCENE; IMAGING METHOD; KINEMATICS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; RADIOCARBON DATING; SANDSTONE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; TRENCH;

CARPATHIANS; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 79953783985     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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