Integrated seismic risk map of Egypt

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-66

  El Araby, Hesham ^a,c   Sultan, Mohamed ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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EID: 0008215360     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.71.1.53     Document Type: Article

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