Apparent Himalayan slip deficit from the summation of seismic moments for Himalayan earthquakes, 1500-2000

Current Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1658-1663

  Bilham, Roger ^a   Ambraseys, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21344440827     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
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