Introduction

  • Lev Eppelbaum
  • Boris Khesin
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Abstract

The Caucasus is a large mountainous area covering about 440,000 km2 between the Black, Azov and Caspian Seas (Fig. 1.1). The mountains are more than 1,000 km long, in a WNW-ESE striking range between the Caspian and Black Seas and reach elevations of over 5 km above sea level.

Keywords

Seismic Hazard Geophysical Study Geophysical Field Mineral Prospect Seismic Prospect 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lev Eppelbaum
    • 1
  • Boris Khesin
    • 2
  1. 1.Dept. Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv UniversityTel AvivIsrael
  2. 2.Dept. of Geological and Environmental SciencesBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer ShevaIsrael

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