Upper crustal structure, seismicity and pore pressure variations in an extensional seismic belt through 3-D and 4-D VP and V P/VS models: The example of the Val d'Agri area (southern Italy)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Valoroso, L ^a   Improta, L ^a   De Gori, P ^a   Chiarabba, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; COMPRESSION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; NORMAL FAULT; PLIOCENE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THRUST FAULT; UPPER CRUST; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

APENNINES; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 79960550717     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007661     Document Type: Article

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