Accelerating moment release (AMR) before strong earthquakes: A retrospective case study of a controversial precursor

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 691-702

  Jiang, Chang Sheng ^a   Wu, Zhong Liang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Accelerating moment release (AMR); Critical point like model of earthquakes; Seismic moment release mapping

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; MAPPING METHOD; SOURCE PARAMETERS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XINJIANG UYGUR; YUTIAN;

EID: 70049115154     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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