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Geophysical investigation across the Peel boundary fault (The Netherlands) for a paleoseismological study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2016

D. Demanet ,
L.G. Evers ,
H. Teerlynck ,
B. Dost  and
D. Jongmans
D. Demanet
Affiliation:
LGIH Université de Liège, Bat B19, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; e-mail: h.teerlynck@ulg.ac.be
L.G. Evers
Affiliation:
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), PO Box 201, 3730 AE De Bilt, The Netherlands; e-mail: evers@knmi.nl
H. Teerlynck
Affiliation:
LGIH Université de Liège, Bat B19, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; e-mail: h.teerlynck@ulg.ac.be
D. Jongmans
Affiliation:
LGIH Université de Liège, Bat B19, B-4000 Liège, Belgium; e-mail: h.teerlynck@ulg.ac.be LIRIGM Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, BP 53-F 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; e-mail: denis.jongmans@ujf-grenoble.fr
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Abstract

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In preparation of the first paleoseismic trenching in the NE border of the Roer graben (the Netherlands), site selection was carried out. Combining geological and seismological information and using existing aerial photographs, seismic reflection and geodetic levelling data, it was decided to focus on the Peel boundary fault near the village of Neer. Detailed information on the exact location of the fault was obtained through geophysical techniques, mainly ground penetrating radar (GPR) and resistivity measurements. GPR data unambiguously showed the flexuring and offset of reflectors affected by the fault. Performing eleven GPR profiles along strike allowed to obtain a 3D picture of the fault, laterally extending the information given in the trench.

Keywords

paleoseismologyRoer grabengeophysical prospecting
Type
Research Article
Information
Netherlands Journal of Geosciences , Volume 80 , Issue 3-4 , December 2001 , pp. 119 - 127
Copyright
Copyright © Stichting Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 2001

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