Effects of superficial layers on coseismic displacements for a dip-slip fault and geophysical implications

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 149-158

  Cattin, R ^a   Briole, P ^b   Lyon Caen, H ^b   Bernard, P ^b   Pinettes, P ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Geophysique   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coseismic displacements; Crustal structure; Elastic dislocation; Gulf of Corinth; Normal faulting earthquakes

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT SLIP;

GREECE;

EID: 0032966935     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00779.x     Document Type: Article

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