Small world in a seismic network: The California case

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-395

  Jimenez A ^a   Tiampo, K F ^a   Posadas, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SEISMICITY; TECHNOLOGY; TOPOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46249096882     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-389-2008     Document Type: Article

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