A detailed study of the active crustal deformation in the Aegean and surrounding area

Tectonophysics

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 129-153

  Papazachos, Constantinos B ^a   Kiratzi, Anastasia A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; SEISMIC ENERGY; STRAIN; THICKENING;

AEGEAN SEA;

EID: 0029729161     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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