Computer-based self-organized tectonic zoning: A tentative pattern recognition for Iran

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 705-718

  Zamani, Ahmad ^a   Hashemi, Naser ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Automated mapping; Cluster analysis; Neotectonics; Seismic zoning; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

MAPS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; ZONING;

SEISMOGENIC REGIONS; TECTONIC ZONING;

TECTONICS;

NEOTECTONICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONICS; ZONATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3242889747     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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