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Graindorge, D; Klingelhoefer, Frauke; Sibuet, Jean-claude; Mcneill, L; Henstock, T; Dean, S; Gutscher, M; Dessa, J; Permana, H; Singh, S; Leau, H; White, N; Carton, H; Malod, Jacques-andre; Rangin, C; Aryawan, K; Chaubey, A; Chauhan, A; Galih, D; Greenroyd, C; Laesanpura, A; Prihantono, J; Royle, G; Shankar, U. |
We present results from multibeam bathymetric data acquired during 2005 and 2006, in the region of maximum slip of the 26 Dec. 2004 earthquake (Mw 9.2). These data provide high-resolution images of seafloor morphology of the entire NW Sumatra forearc from the Sunda trench to the submarine volcanic arc just north of Sumatra. A slope gradient analysis of the combined dataset accurately highlights those portions of the seafloor shaped by active tectonic, depositional and/or erosional processes. The greatest slope gradients are located in the frontal 30 km of the forearc, at the toe of the accretionary wedge. This suggests that long-term deformation rates are highest here and that probably only minor amounts of slip are accommodated by other thrust faults... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Sumatra; Tectonic; Seafloor morphology; Accretionary wedge; Subduction. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-5166.pdf |
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