Factors affecting seismic response of submarine slopes

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-107

  Biscontin, G ^a   Pestana, J M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TSUNAMI;

EID: 32144462270     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-6-97-2006     Document Type: Article

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