Regional variations in tectonic geomorphology along a segmented convergent plate boundary, pacific coast of Costa Rica

Auteurs :
WELLS, S. G.
BULLARD, T. F.
MENGES, C. M.
DRAKE, P. G.
KARAS, P. A.
KELSON, K. I.
RITTER, J. B.
WESLING, J. R.

Description :
This study indicates that spatial variations in the plate tectonic framework can be detected by regional morphometric analyses using techniques applied in extensional and compressional terranes of arid and semiarid regions but not previously applied to forearc systems along convergent plate boundaries in tropical areas.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology, 1988, vol. 1, n°. 3, p. 239-265, Références bibliographiques : 36 réf.

Date :
1988