Open AccessSurface Folds Hint at Magnitude of Slip Along Thrust Faults
Author(s) -
Julia Rosén
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo029101
Subject(s) - geology , magnitude (astronomy) , slip (aerodynamics) , thrust , geometry , seismology , thrust fault , fault (geology) , physics , aerospace engineering , engineering , mathematics , astronomy
The shape of deformed sediments at the surface may allow researchers to estimate the cumulative slip along thrust faults such as the Chelungpu fault in Taiwan.