Searching for the seafloor signature of the 21 May 2003 Boumerdas earthquake offshore central Algeria

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2159-2172

  Cattaneo, A ^a   Babonneau, N ^b   Ratzov, G ^b   Dan Unterseh, G ^b,g   Yelles, K ^c   Bracane, R ^d   Mercier De Lapinay, B ^e   Boudiaf, A ^f   Daverchare, J ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c Centre de Recherche en Astronomie Astrophysique et Geophysique   (Algeria)

^d SONATRACH   (Algeria)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^f UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^g Fugro Geoteam Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BATHYMETRY; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COASTAL EROSION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; TURBIDITY;

ALGERIA; BOUMERDES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84863844385     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-2159-2012     Document Type: Article

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