Seismicity of Egypt

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-160

  Badawy, Ahmed ^a  

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

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EID: 17744379649     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.76.2.149     Document Type: Article

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