Collection Overview:
PI: Steven G. Wesnousky, University of Nevada, Reno
The requested survey area consisted of 1-km wide swaths centered along 335 km of fault centerlines. There were a total of 44 fault segments for 12 fault lines, totaling a nominal 335 km
2 of map area. The faults are spread throughout an area of 15,600 km
2 of central western Nevada east of Lake Tahoe. The faults' names and 4 letter identifiers used for the data products are: Antelope Valley (AntV), Benton (Bent), Benton North (BntN), Bridgeport (Brdg), Carson Linement (CarL), Little Valley (LitV), Mason (Masn), Petrified Springs (PetS), Smith Valley (SmtV), Wassuks (Wass), Wabuska (Wbsk), Olinghouse Opton (OlOp).
Publications associated with this dataset can be found at NCALM's Data Tracking Center
Dataset Acknowledgement: Lidar data acquisition and processing completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (
NCALM). NCALM funding provided by NSF's Division of Earth Sciences, Instrumentation and Facilities Program. EAR-1043051.
Dataset Citation: Wesnousky, S.G. (2015): Walker Fault System, Nevada, 2015 airborne lidar survey. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). Distributed by OpenTopography. https://doi.org/10.5069/G95T3HJ8.. Accessed: 2024-03-28
Use License:
CC BY 4.0
Dataset Keywords: ncalm, nevada, fault, california, desert, scarp, lidar
Survey Date: 06/27/2015 - 07/15/2015
Publication Date: 07/28/2017