From earthquake prediction research to time-variable seismic hazard assessment applications

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 329-366

  Bormann, Peter ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; COLLABORATORIES; COMPARATIVE TESTING; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FORECAST MODEL; FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; MULTISCALES; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT APPLICATIONS; PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RECOGNITION ALGORITHM; RENEWAL MODEL; SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT; SEISMOTECTONICS; STRONG-MOTION; TEST REGIONS; WESTERN PACIFIC; WORLD WAR II;

ALGORITHMS; EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RATING; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FORECASTING;

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS;

PROBA;

EID: 79953028469     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-010-0114-0     Document Type: Review

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