Relative motion of the Adriatic with respect to the confining plates: Seismological and geodetic constraints

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 765-775

  Babbucci, Daniele ^a   Tamburelli, Caterina ^a   Viti, Marcello ^a   Mantovani, Enzo ^a   Albarello, Dario ^a   D'Onza, Francesca ^a   Cenni, Nicola ^a   Mugnaioli, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic; Geodetic and seismological constraints; Plate kinematics

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC PLATE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; EURASIAN PLATE; GEODESY; KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTION; QUATERNARY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8744310312     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02403.x     Document Type: Article

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