Snow load and seasonal variation of earthquake occurrence in Japan

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 207, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 159-164

  Heki, Kosuke ^a  

^a NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Earthquake source mechanics; Inland earthquake; Japan; Snow load

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; LOADING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECULAR VARIATION; SNOW COVER; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

JAPAN;

EID: 0037470321     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)01148-2     Document Type: Article

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