Speleoseismology: A critical perspective

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-388

  Becker, Arnfried ^a   Davenport, Colin A ^a   Eichenberger, Urs ^b   Gilli, Eric ^c,d   Jeannin, Pierre Yves ^b   Lacave, Corinne ^e  

^a SISKA ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Institut Suisse de Speleologie et de Karstologie   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^d University of Nice UMR 6012 ESPACE   (France)

^e Resonance Ingenieurs Conseils SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caves; Earthquakes; Incasion; Sediment deformation features; Speleoseismology; Speleothem damage

Indexed keywords

CAVE; DATING METHOD; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SPELEOTHEM;

EID: 33750452686     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-006-9017-z     Document Type: Review

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