Geophysical methods applied to fault characterization and earthquake potential assessment in the Lower Tagus Valley, Portugal

Tectonophysics

Volumn 418, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 277-297

  Carvalho, João ^a   Cabral, João ^b   Gonçalves, Rui ^c   Torres, Luís ^a   Mendes Victor, Luís ^d  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE TOMAR   (Portugal)

^d Instituto Geofísico Infante D Luís   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fault zones; Refraction methods; Seismic potential assessment; Seismic reflection profiles; Tagus River Valley

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAULT ZONE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS VALLEY; VILA FRANCA DE XIRA;

EID: 33646554138     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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