On the recent advances in the study of seismic electric signals (VAN method)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 4-9, 2006, Pages 189-197

  Varotsos, P A ^a   Sarlis, N V ^a   Skordas, E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Natural time domain; Seismic electric signals; Seismicity; VAN method

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ESTIMATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; NATURAL TIME DOMAIN; SEISMIC ELECTRIC SIGNALS; SEISMICITY;

SEISMOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; SEISMICITY;

EID: 33745034548     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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