Recurrent frequency-size distribution of characteristic events

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-350

  Abaimov, S G ^a   Tiampo, K F ^a   Turcotte, D L ^b   Rundle, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; EARTHQUAKE RECURRENCE; GEOSTATISTICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; SEISMIC HAZARD; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SLIP; TRANSFORM FAULT; WEIBULL THEORY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949474144     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-16-333-2009     Document Type: Article

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