Geomorphic criteria to determine direction of lateral propagation of reverse faulting and folding

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 515-518

  Keller, E A ^a   Gurrola, Larry ^a   Tierney, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FOLDS;

DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

TECTONICS;

DRAINAGE NETWORK; FAULTING; FOLDING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; TECTONICS; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 84879884535     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0515:GCTDDO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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