Fractal approach in modelling of earthquakes

Geologische Rundschau

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 116-123

  Silberschmidt, V V ^a,b  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^b Geologisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Multifractals; Seismicity; Shear damage Fractals

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FRACTAL; MULTIFRACTAL; SEISMICITY;

EID: 0029750527     PISSN: 00167835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050060     Document Type: Article

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