Coseismic rotation changes from the 2004 Sumatra earthquake: The effects of Earth's compressibility versus earthquake induced topography

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 231-243

  Sabadini, Roberto ^a   Riva, Riccardo E M ^a   Dalla Via, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earth's rotation; Earthquakes; Polar motion

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTH ROTATION; GREEN FUNCTION; POLAR MOTION; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004;

EID: 35248877019     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03495.x     Document Type: Article

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