Kinematics engine of the ongoing deformation field around Cairo, Egypt

Acta Geophysica Polonica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 447-458

  Badawy, Ahmed ^a   Issawy, El Sayed ^a   Hassan, Gamal ^a   Tealeb, Ali ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ASTRONOMY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Deformation; Earthquakes; Egypt; Global Positioning System; Gravity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STRESS FIELDS;

KINEMATICS;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; GRAVIMETRY; KINEMATICS;

AFRICA; CAIRO [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 0347985609     PISSN: 00015725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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