Mixed hierarchical model of seismicity: Scaling and prediction

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 295-303

  Shnirman, M G ^a   Blanter, E M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Catastrophe; Hierarchical model; Predictability; Self organized criticality; Stability

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STATE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; SEISMICITY; SELF ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033535174     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(98)00168-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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