A study to constrain the geometry of an active fault in southern Italy through borehole breakouts and downhole logs

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 279-289

  Pierdominici, Simona ^a   Mariucci, Maria Teresa ^a   Montone, Paola ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borehole breakout; Geophysical log; Italy; Present day stress field; Seismogenic fault; Southern Apennines

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BOREHOLE BREAKOUT; BOREHOLE LOGGING; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY; SHEAR ZONE; STRESS FIELD;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 79960652941     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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