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Volume 36 Issue 2
Apr 2025
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Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaohan Yin, Tonghui Liu, Xuan Li, Hongming Wang, Yaqi Zhong, Gang Rao. Morphotectonic Analyses of LiDAR-Derived DEMs: Insights into Tectonic Activity of the Xinhua Fault within the Three Gorges Area (Central China). Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(2): 823-829. doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0150-9
Citation: Xiaofeng Wang, Xiaohan Yin, Tonghui Liu, Xuan Li, Hongming Wang, Yaqi Zhong, Gang Rao. Morphotectonic Analyses of LiDAR-Derived DEMs: Insights into Tectonic Activity of the Xinhua Fault within the Three Gorges Area (Central China). Journal of Earth Science, 2025, 36(2): 823-829. doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0150-9

Morphotectonic Analyses of LiDAR-Derived DEMs: Insights into Tectonic Activity of the Xinhua Fault within the Three Gorges Area (Central China)

doi: 10.1007/s12583-024-0150-9
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  • Corresponding author: Gang Rao, raogangss@126.com
  • Received Date: 10 Oct 2024
  • Accepted Date: 27 Dec 2024
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Apr 2025
  • Electronic Supplementary Materials: Supplementary materials (Supplementary Methods; Table S1, Figures S1–S5) are available in the online version of this article at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-024-0150-9.
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    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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