Eigenpatterns in southern California seismicity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 2002, Pages

  Tiampo, K F ^a   Rundle, J B ^a   McGinnis, S ^a   Gross, S J ^a   Klein, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault system dynamics; Mathematical methods in geophysics; Seismicity; Southern California

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EIGENVALUE; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMICITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17744416810     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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