On the spatial scaling of seismicity rate

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 899-909

  Molchan, G ^a,b   Kronrod, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractals; Seismic events rates; Seismicity; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 33745227738     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02693.x     Document Type: Article

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