Dependence of possible characteristic earthquakes on spatial sampling: Illustration for the Wasatch Seismic Zone, Utah

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 432-436

  Stein, Seth ^a   Friedrich, Anke ^b,c   Newman, Andrew ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 24044464245     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.76.4.432     Document Type: Article

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