Seismic hazard scenarios from the longest geologically constrained active fault of the Aegean

Quaternary International

Volumn 171-172, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 31-44

  Papanikolaou, Ioannis D ^a,b   Papanikolaou, Dimitrios I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; BATHYMETRY; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34447511194     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.03.020     Document Type: Article

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