Springwater chloride ion anomaly prior to a ML = 5.2 Pyrenean earthquake

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 113-119

  Toutain, J P ^a   Munoz, M ^a   Poitrasson, F ^a   Lienard, A C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Chloride ion; Earthquake precursor; Spring water; Strain change

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SPRING WATER;

FRANCE, PYRENEES;

EID: 0030719424     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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