Geothermal investigations in an area of induced seismic activity, northern São Paulo State, Brazil

Tectonophysics

Volumn 253, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 209-225

  Yamabe, Tereza Higashi ^a,c   Hamza, Valiya M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b OBSERVATÓRIO NACIONAL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GEOTHERMAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER WELL; INDUCED SEISMICITY;

BRAZIL, SAO PAULO, NUPORANGA;

EID: 0029769011     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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