Co-seismic luminescence in Lima, 150 km from the epicenter of the Pisco, Peru earthquake of 15 August 2007

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1025-1036

  Heraud, J A ^a   Lira, J A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; PERU EARTHQUAKE 2007; SEISMICITY;

EID: 79953799202     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1025-2011     Document Type: Article

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