Artifactual log-periodicity in finite size data: Relevance for earthquake aftershocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B11, 2000, Pages 25451-25471

  Huang, Y ^a   Johansen, A ^b   Lee, M W ^b   Saleur, H ^a   Sornette, D ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SCALE EFFECT;

EID: 0034526169     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900195     Document Type: Article

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