Fractal analysis of major faults in India on a regional scale

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 226-232

  Sengupta, P ^a   Nath, S K ^a   Thingbaijam, K K S ^a   Mistri, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Faulting types; Fractal dimension; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULTING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMICITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

EID: 80855130201     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: 09746889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12594-011-0086-4     Document Type: Article

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