Comment on "Active coastal thrusting and folding, and uplift rate of the Sahel Anticline and Zemmouri earthquake area (Tell Atlas, Algeria)", by S. Maouche, M. Meghraoui, C. Morhange, S. Belabbes, Y. Bouhadad, H. Haddoum. [Tectonophysics, 2011, 509, 69-80]

Tectonophysics

Volumn 601, Issue , 2013, Pages 236-244

  Pedoja, K ^a   Djellit, H ^b   Authemayou, C ^c   Deverchere, J ^c   Strzerzynski, P ^d   Heddar, A ^b   Nexer, M ^a   Boudiaf, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^e Spécialiste des Risques ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Algeria; Coastal tectonic; Marine terrace; Uplift

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880133525     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.08.043     Document Type: Note

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