The stress field in Europe: Optimal orientations with confidence limits

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 531-548

  Carafa, M M C ^a   Barba, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics: gravity and tectonics; Fractures and fault; Intraplate processes; Neotectonics; Platemotions; Seismicity and tectonics

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

DYNAMICS: GRAVITY AND TECTONICS; FRACTURES AND FAULTS; INTRA-PLATE PROCESS; NEOTECTONICS; PLATEMOTIONS; SEISMICITY AND TECTONICS;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS;

ALGORITHM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION; DATA SET; FAULT; FRACTURE; GRAVITY FIELD; INTERPOLATION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; MAP; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NEOTECTONICS; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; PROBABILITY; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING; TOPOGRAPHY;

AFRICA; EUROPE; TURKEY;

EID: 84876731666     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt024     Document Type: Article

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