Pattern of deformation around the central Aeolian Islands: Evidence from multichannel seismics and GPS data

Terra Nova

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 317-323

  Argnani, Andrea ^a   Serpelloni, Enrico ^b   Bonazzi, Claudia ^a  

^a ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PROPAGATION; GPS; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548791725     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2007.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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