Future trends in paleoseismology: Integrated study of the seismic landscape as a vital tool in seismic hazard analyses

Tectonophysics

Volumn 408, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 3-21

  Michetti, Alessandro Maria ^a   Audemard M , Franck A ^b   Marco, Shmuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Venezuelan Foundation for Seismological Research   (Venezuela)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Geomorphology; Paleoseismology; Quaternary; Seismic hazard; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; PALEOSEISMICITY; QUATERNARY; SCALE EFFECT; SEISMIC HAZARD;

EID: 28044432962     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2005.05.035     Document Type: Article

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