Renormalization schemes for earthquake prediction

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 171-178

  Borodich, F M ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Foreshocks; Fractals; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; FORESHOCK; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031414745     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb00603.x     Document Type: Article

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