Modelling of active lineaments for predicting a possible earthquake scenario around Dehradun, Garhwal Himalaya, India

Tectonophysics

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 289-310

  Joshi, A ^a   Patel, R C ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Doon valley; Expected acceleration; Neotectonics; Rupture; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; LINEAMENT; NEOTECTONICS;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS, GARHWAL HIMALAYA, DEHRADUN;

EID: 0031428819     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00149-2     Document Type: Article

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