Himalayan tectonic model and the great earthquakes: An appraisal

Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-67

  Kayal, J R ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; EARTHQUAKE DATA; GREAT EARTHQUAKE; HIMALAYAS; INDIAN SHIELDS; MAIN CENTRAL THRUSTS; MAIN HIMALAYAN THRUSTS; SOURCE PROCESS; TECTONIC MODELS; TECTONIC PROCESS; TEMPORARY NETWORKS;

EARTHQUAKES;

TECTONICS;

EID: 79957534275     PISSN: 19475705     EISSN: 19475713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475701003625752     Document Type: Article

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