Deep-seated gravitational slope deformations in western Sicily: Controlling factors, triggering mechanisms, and morphoevolutionary models

Geomorphology

Volumn 208, Issue , 2014, Pages 173-189

  Di Maggio, Cipriano ^a   Madonia, Giuliana ^a   Vattano, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Controlling factor; Deep seated gravitational slope deformation; Italy; Morphoevolutionary model; Triggering cause; Western Sicily

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAULTING; GRAVITY SURVEY; MESOZOIC; MODELING; MORPHOGENESIS; NAPPE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; QUATERNARY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SLOPE DYNAMICS; THRUST FAULT; UPLIFT;

ITALY; SICILY;

EID: 84893720719     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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