Large-scale active slump of the southeastern flank of Pico Island, Azores

Geology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 939-942

  Hildenbrand, A ^a,b   Marques, F O ^c   Catalao J ^c   Catita, C M S ^c   Costa, A C G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FIELD WORKS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; MOVING MASS; NORMAL FAULTS; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY;

GEOLOGY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISPLACEMENT; GPS; KINEMATICS; MASS WASTING; NORMAL FAULT; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SLUMPING;

AZORES; PICO; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84868712059     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G33303.1     Document Type: Article

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