A multidisciplinary approach to earthquake research: Implementation of a Geochemical Geographic Information System for the Gargano Site, Southern Italy

Natural Hazards

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 255-278

  Salvi, S ^a   Quattrocchi, F ^a   Brunori, C A ^a   Doumaz, F ^a   Angelone, M ^c   Billi, A ^b   Buongiorno, F ^a   Funiciello, R ^b   Guerra, M ^a   Mele, G ^a   Pizzino, L ^a   Salvini, F ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluid geochemistry; Gargano promontory (southern Italy).; GIS management; Seismogenic structures

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GIS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD;

APULIA; GARGANO; ITALY;

EID: 6744260780     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008105621134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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