Topic
Morphotectonics
About: Morphotectonics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 253 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5472 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors reveal at least four active SW-vergent segmented master blind thrusts in the Zagros collisional belt, along which different morphotectonic units are thrusting over the deforming regions.
996 citations
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22 Aug 1995
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the effect of earthquakes on the geomorphology of active tectonic models and their application in the prediction of future earthquakes, and present a model for predicting future earthquakes.
Abstract: (NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Summary and References Cited.) 1. Introduction to Active Tectonics: Emphasizing Earthquakes. Active Tectonics. Global Tectonic. Earthquakes and Related Phenomena. Magnitude and Intensity of Earthquakes. Seismic Waves. Material Amplification. Directivity. Active Fault Zones. Estimation of Seismic Risk. Effects of Earthquakes. Earthquakes Caused by Human Activity. The Earthquake Cycle. Predicting Ground Motion. 2. Landforms, Tectonic Geomorphology, and Quaternary Chronology. Tectonic Geomorphology. Geomorphic Concepts. Tectonic Geomorphology and Faulting. Pleistocene and Holocene Chronology. 3. Geodesy. Introduction. Principles of Geodesy. Geodetic Techniques. Applications. 4. Geomorphic Indices of Active Tectonics. Introduction. Hypsometric Curve and Hypsometric Integral. Drainage Basic Asymmetry. Stream Length-Gradient Index (SL). Mountain-Front Sinuosity (Smf). Ratio of Valley-Floor Width to Valley Height (Vf). Alluvial Fans and Tectonic Activity at Mountain Fronts. Relic Mountain Fronts. Classification of Relative Tectonic Activity. 5. Active Tectonics and Rivers. Introduction. Fluvial Responses to Tectonic Modification. Models of Tectonic Adjustment. 6. Active Tectonics and Coastlines. Introduction. Coastal Landforms. Coseismic Deformation. Coastal Geomorphology and Sea Level. Long-Term Uplift. Deformation of Coastal Terraces. Lake Shorelines. Dating Coastal Landforms. Coastal Tectonics and Time Scale. 7. Active Folding and Earthquakes. Introduction. Fold-and-Thrust Belts. Flexural-Slip Faults. Folding and Strike-Slip Faulting. Tectonic Geomorphology of Active Folds. Case Study: Wheeler Ridge Anticline. Case Study: Ventura Avenue Anticline. 8. Paleoseismology and Earthquake Prediction. Paleoseismology. Evidence for Paleoearthquakes. Fault-Zone Segmentation. Case Study: Segmentation and Paleoseismicity of the Wasatch Fault Zone, Utah. Models of Earthquake Recurrence. Case Study: Twelve Centuries of Earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault. Conditional Probabilities for Future Earthquakes. Earthquake Prediction. Earthquake-Hazard Reduction. Adjustments to Earthquake Activity. 9. Mountain Building. Introduction. Models of Landscape and Mountain Development. Dynamics of Orogenesis. Linkages in a Feedback-Rich Orogenic Systems. Landscape Evolution. Appendix A. Glossary. Index.
937 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, stream-gradient and hypsometric analysis has been carried out to highlight the along-strike variations of morphotectonic features and to illustrate the relative activities in different tectonic regimes of the Western Foothills.
308 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, surface and subsurface structural analyses, and geomorphologic observations are used to investigate the deformation in the western and central part of the Pannonian Basin, and the most important neotectonic strike-slip faults are trending to east-northeast and have dextral to sinistral kinematics.
176 citations
TL;DR: The morphology and deformation of the Makran accretionary wedge was analyzed using 3.5-channel bathymetry images and 3.7-channel data acquired during RV Sonne cruise 123 in autumn 1997.
151 citations
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| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |