Structure of the Managua graben, Nicaragua, from remote sensing images

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-102

  Frischbutter, A ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Managua graben; Neotectonic; Nicaragua; Remote sensing; Seismology

Indexed keywords

GRABEN; REMOTE SENSING; SEISMIC SURVEY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 29144531362     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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