The possible statistical relation of Pc1 pulsations to Earthquake occurrence at low latitudes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2825-2836

  Bortnik, J ^a   Cutler, J W ^b   Dunson, C ^c   Bleier, T E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology   (United States)

^c QuakeFinder Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETOMETER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PARKFIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52949133357     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-2825-2008     Document Type: Article

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