Collaborative Research: Scaling and Displacement Relationships for Thrust Faults

0117242伯班克0003356费希尔地质特征的建模在很大程度上得到了广泛的数据集的帮助，这些数据集量化了所讨论的特征的足够数量的描述参数。这种对正断层的研究促使人们在理解伸展构造方面向前迈出了重要的一步，但对于逆冲断层却没有这样的总体研究，而逆冲断层是会聚构造环境中的常见特征。该项目将产生一个广泛的数据集，量化几何参数、位移长度比例、人口统计、位移转移和类似项目。预计这项研究将提供一个强大的统计基础的逆冲断层的几何性质的描述，因此，这样的研究应该针下的逆冲断层和会聚构造的理解显着提高。

0117242 Burbank0003356 FisherModeling of geologic features is considerably assisted by an extensive data set that quantifies an adequate number of descriptive parameters of the feature in question. Such studies on normal faults have prompted a significant step forward in understanding extensional tectonics, but no such population studies exist for thrust faults, which are common features in convergent tectonic settings. This project will generate an extensive data set quantifying geometric parameters, displacement length scaling, population statistics, displacement transfer and similar items. It is expected that this research will provide a robust statistical foundation for description of the geometric properties of thrust faults, and thus such research should under pin a significantly improved understanding of thrust faults and convergent tectonics.