Fractal dimensions of blocks using a box-counting technique for the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, Gujarat, India

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 531-548

  Ram, Avadh ^a   Roy, P N S ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asperities; Barriers; Faults; Fractal dimension; Rifts; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY; BHUJ EARTHQUAKE 2001; FAULT ZONE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; RIFT ZONE; SEISMICITY;

EID: 12344262925     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2620-4     Document Type: Article

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