A preliminary study of the relationship between large earthquakes and precipitation for the region of Athens, Greece
โ Scribed by Yiannis Liritzis; Basil Petropoulos
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-0794
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โฆ Synopsis
The annual rainfall data of Athens rain gauge stations, for the last 119 years, is compared with the occurrence of large (M 2 6) earthquakes along the fault and thrust systems in the vicinity of Athens and interesting correlations have been observed. This preliminary investigation reveals the possible occurrence of a large earthquake in the region of Athens till 1993.
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The annual march of the mean monthly number of thunderstorm days at a station shows certain characteristics, depending on the prevailing climate. For example, the main maxima in continental and marine climates occur in summer and in autumn to winter, respectively. A gradation of such an annual march