Active tectonics /

Active tectonics / Geophysics Study Committee, Geophysics Research Forum, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council. - Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986. - 1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations - Studies in geophysics . - Studies in geophysics. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Active tectonics along the Western Continental Margin of the conterminous United States / Epeirogenic and intraplate movements / Evaluation of active faulting and associated hazards / Active faults related to folding / Alluvial river response to active tectonics / Coastal tectonics / Tectonic geomorphology of escarpments and mountain fronts / Investigation of active tectonics : use of surficial earth processes / Seismological and paleoseismological techniques of research in active tectonics / Geodetic measurement of active-tectonic processes / Near-field tectonic geodesy / Morphologic dating and modeling degradation of fault scarps / Dating methods / Seismic hazards : new trends in analysis using geologic data / Volcanoes : tectonic setting and impact on society / Volcanic hazard assessment for disposal of high-level radioactive waste / John C. Crowell -- Larry D. Brown and Robert E. Reilinger -- D. Burton Slemmons and Craig M. Depolo -- Robert S. Yeats -- Stanley A. Schumm -- Kenneth R. Lajoie -- Larry Mayer -- Edward A. Keller -- Clarence R. Allen -- Wayne Thatcher -- Arthur G. Sylvester -- David B. Nash -- Kenneth L. Pierce -- David P. Schwartz and Kevin J. Coppersmith -- Donald W. Peterson -- Bruce M. Crowe.


English.

0585037493 (electronic bk.) 9780585037493 (electronic bk.) 0309036380 9780309036382

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Geology, Structural.
GĂ©omorphologie structurale.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geology.
Geology, Structural.
Tektoniek.
Quartair.
Tectonique.

Geology, Structural geology, structural


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