Project Leader:
Dr. W. Roger Buck
Earth Institute Contact: Dr. W. Roger Buck
EI Collaborators:
DelWayne Bohnenstiehl
Additional External Researchers:
Stacy Supak (UC Santa Barbara)
Locations: Earth
Special Locations:
Lithosphere
Description:
Lithospheric bending may give a fundamentally different window into the processes of fault initiation and development than does lithospheric stretching . The investigators will take advantage of this window by a systematic analysis of bathymetric data and sidescan sonar images for all trenches where data is available. Trenches offer a unique way to relate fault characteristics to the amount of strain required to develop a system of faults. Two-dimensional numerical models will be used to relate lithospheric properties to the observed spacing of faults and the amplitude of their offset.
EI Unit:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Core Disciplines:
Earth Sciences
Collaborating Institutions:
University of California at Santa Barbara
Funding Agency:
National Science Foundation
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