Saxothuringian-Moldanubian suture and predisposition of seismicity in the Western Bohemian Massif

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 292-306

  Babuška, Vladislav ^a,b   Plomerová, Jaroslava ^a,b  

^a GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bohemian Massif; Continental lithosphere; Earthquake swarms; Saxothuringian Moldanubian suture

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUTURE ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

BOHEMIAN MASSIF; CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 18344417423     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022123111966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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