Correlation of seismotectonic variables and GPS strain measurements in western Turkey

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Öncel, Ali Osman ^a   Wilson, Tom ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

B value; Fractal dimension; GPS strain

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT ZONE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GPS; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

EID: 14344253864     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003101     Document Type: Article

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