Counting statistics of f-β fluctuations: A new method for analysis of earthquake data

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 110-115

  Bittner, H R ^a   Tosi, P ^c   Braun, C ^a   Meesmann, M ^b   Kniffki, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 f noise; Counting statistics; Earthquake

Indexed keywords

1/F NOISE; COUNTING STATISTICS; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMICITY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029730297     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050059     Document Type: Article

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