arch Tectonogeomorphology Project

Department of Geology, Arizona State University



Dr. David D. Pollard, Professor, Chairman, Department of Geological and
Environmental Sciences, Stanford University


Dr. J Ramon Arrowsmith, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Arizona
State University


George Hilley, Department of Geology, Arizona State University


Principal Collaborator:

Dr. Dallas D. Rhodes, Professor of Geology
Director, W.M. Keck Foundation Image Processing laboratory
The Fairchild Aerial Photography Collection
Department of Geology
Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90608

E-Mail Address: DRhodes@Whittier.edu
Telephone: (301) 907-4220
FAX: (310) 693-6117
Principal Support:

This project is supported by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, under USGS award number (1434-94-G-2464). The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U. S. Government.

Other support gratefully acknowledged:
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Stanford University Geological and Environmental Sciences Department
Stanford University School of Earth Sciences Donath Fellowship
Stanford-US Geological Survey Fellowship
Jennifer Blissenbach
Sue Selkirk (Arizona State University)





The Project


----- Overview of the Project

The San Andreas Fault Zone in the Carrizo Plain, California: review of Quaternary geologic investigations, landforms, and fault activity

A Model For Geomorphic and Tectonic Displacements Applied to Hillslope Developement in Areas of Active Tectonics

Application of a Hillslope Development Model to Scarps Along the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain, California

Application of a Geographic Information System (GIS) to the Carrizo Plain Area, California

Future Goals of the Project

Past Presentations Online


If you have any questions about the project or are interested in obtaining the Geographic Information System Data Set, send email to:

carrizo@asu.edu

Full data sets will be available via CD-ROM in the future.


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