Observations on normal-fault scarp morphology and fault system evolution of the Bishop Tuff in the Volcanic Tableland, Owens Valley, California, U.S.A

Lithosphere

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 238-253

  Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^a   McGinnis, Ronald N ^a   Smart, Kevin J ^a   Watson Morris, Morgan J ^a   Wigginto, Sarah S ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; MAPPING; OPTICAL RADAR; VOLCANOES;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; BOUNDING FAULTS; DISPLACEMENT GRADIENTS; FLUVIAL CHANNELS; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; RIVER TERRACES; SMALL DISPLACEMENT;

FAULT SLIPS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AIRBORNE SENSOR; BENDING; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SCARP; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIDAR; MONOCLINE; RADAR; RIVER TERRACE; SATELLITE DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BISHOP TUFF; CALIFORNIA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84971614198     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L476.1     Document Type: Article

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