Seismic reflection data in the Umbria Marche region: Limits and capabilities to unravel the subsurface structure in a seismically active area

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 383-396

  Mirabella, Francesco ^a   Barchi, Massimiliano R ^a   Lupattelli, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deformation style; Seismic reflection data; Upper crust structure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY; SEISMOLOGY; SEISMOTECTONICS; UPPER CRUST;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MARCHE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN COAST; UMBRIA;

EID: 63649157061     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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