Time variation of parameters related to the accelerating preshock crustal deformation in the Aegean area

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1479-1491

  Karakaisis, G F ^a   Savvaidis, A S ^a   Papazachos, C B ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accelerating seismicity; Aegean area; B value; Curvature parameter C

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; FORESHOCK; SEISMOTECTONICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0013143141     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-003-2356-6     Document Type: Article

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