A structural model for the seismicity of the Arudy (1980) epicentral area (Western Pyrenees, France)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 259-270

  Dubos Sallée, Noalwenn ^a,b   Nivière, Bertrand ^a   Lacan, Pierre ^a   Hervouët, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Arudy; Seismicity; Seismotectonics; Tectonic inversion; Transpression; Western Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

EID: 35248850177     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03499.x     Document Type: Article

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