Permeability and stress in crystalline rocks

Terra Nova

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-235

  Banks, David ^a   Odling, Noelle E ^b   Skarphagen, Helge ^c   Rohr Torp, Erik ^c  

^a Hydrogeological Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^b NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

^c Postboks 5348 Majorstua N 0304   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE; GROUNDWATER; PERMEABILITY; ROCK;

EID: 0029674238     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.1996.tb00751.x     Document Type: Review

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