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Southern San Andreas Fault evaluation field activity: approaches to measuring small geomorphic offsets--challenges and recommendations for active fault studies

January 1, 2014

In southern California, where fast slip rates and sparse vegetation contribute to crisp expression of faults and microtopography, field and high‐resolution topographic data (

Publication Year 2014
Title Southern San Andreas Fault evaluation field activity: approaches to measuring small geomorphic offsets--challenges and recommendations for active fault studies
DOI 10.1785/0220130108
Authors Katherine M. Scharer, J. Barrett Salisbury, J. Ramon Arrowsmith, Thomas K. Rockwell
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Seismological Research Letters
Index ID 70101407
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earthquake Science Center
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