Soft-sediment deformation structures in NW Germany caused by Late Pleistocene seismicity

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2255-2274

  Brandes, Christian ^a   Winsemann, Jutta ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brittle failure; Fluidization; Late Glacial; Late Pleniglacial; Liquefaction; Neotectonics; Northern Germany; Osning Thrust; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FAULT ZONE; FOLD; LATE GLACIAL; LIQUEFACTION; NEOTECTONICS; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMICITY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

GERMANY;

EID: 84885894316     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-013-0914-4     Document Type: Article

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