Tidal calibration of borehole strain meters: Removing the effects of small-scale inhomogeneity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25553-25571

  Hart, R H G ^a   Gladwin, M T ^a   Gwyther, R L ^a   Agnew, D C ^b   Wyatt, F K ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE STRAIN METER; CALIBRATION; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; INHOMOGENEITY; SEISMIC MONITORING; STRAIN; TIDAL CALIBRATION;

EID: 0030441745     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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