Recent and active tectonics of the external zone of the Northern Apennines (Italy)

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1331-1348

  Boccaletti, Mario ^a,b   Corti, Giacomo ^a   Martelli, Luca ^c  

^a SEZIONE DI FIRENZE   (Italy)

^b Sismico e dei Suoli ^*  (Italy)

^c Regione Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active tectonics; Compressive structures; Northern Apennines (Italy)

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FOCAL MECHANISM; FOLD; GEODESY; HANGING WALL; MOHO; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST; WATERSHED;

APENNINES; ITALY; PO PLAIN;

EMILIA;

EID: 80051472951     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0545-y     Document Type: Article

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