Morphotectonic analysis, structural evolution/pattern of a contractional ridge: Giouchtas Mt., Central Crete, Greece

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 587-602

  Eleni, Kokinou ^a   Skilodimou Hariklia, D ^b   Bathrellos George, D ^b   Assimina, Antonarakou ^b   Evangelos, Kamberis ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Petroleum SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compression tectonics; Extensional faulting; Geomorphic indices; Late neogene Quaternary; Middle miocene

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GIS; NEOGENE; QUATERNARY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CRETE [GREECE]; GIOUCHTAS MOUNTAIN; GREECE; IRAKLION [CRETE];

EID: 84934882048     PISSN: 23474327     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-015-0551-3     Document Type: Article

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