Dating Episodes of Faulting from Tree Rings: Effects of the 1958 Rupture of the Fairweather Fault on Tree Growth

Research Article| October 01, 1970 Dating Episodes of Faulting from Tree Rings: Effects of the 1958 Rupture of the Fairweather Fault on Tree Growth ROBERT PAGE ROBERT PAGE Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ROBERT PAGE Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New 10964 Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 03 Feb 1970 Revision Received: 21 May 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1970, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1970) 81 (10): 3085–3094. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)813085:DEOFFT2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 03 Feb 1970 Revision Received: 21 May 1970 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ROBERT PAGE; Dating Episodes of Faulting from Tree Rings: Effects of the 1958 Rupture of the Fairweather Fault on Tree Growth. GSA Bulletin 1970;; 81 (10): 3085–3094. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1970)813085:DEOFFT2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Surface faulting associated with major earthquakes commonly kills, damages, or otherwise disturbs the growth of trees along the fault trace. Because severe disturbances are reflected in the annual growth, tree-ring sequences provide a basis for dating recent episodes of faulting. The validity of this method is confirmed by data collected from the Fairweather fault zone in southeastern Alaska. Marked changes in growth that correlate with large-scale faulting in 1958 resulted from tilting, felling, and topping of trees and changes in ground water level and exposure to sunlight. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.