The use of distinct disciplines to investigate past earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 453, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 7-19

  Caputo, R ^a   Helly, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeoseismology; Historical Seismology; Morphogenic earthquakes; Morphotectonics; Palaeoseismology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; EARTHQUAKE; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 44649186850     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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