An overview on preseismic anomalies in LF radio signals revealed in Italy by wavelet analysis

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 237-246

  Biagi, Pier Franceso ^a   Castellana, Laura ^a   Maggipinto, Tommaso ^a   Ermini, Anita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

LF radio waves; Precursors; Seismicity; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; ELECTRIC FIELD; RADIO WAVE; SEISMICITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 62549162584     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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