Regional discrimination of chemical explosions and earthquakes: A case study in Morocco

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1126-1139

  Plafcan, Dan ^a   Sandvol, Eric ^a   Seber, Dogan ^a   Barazangi, Muawia ^a   Ibenbrahim, Aomar ^b   Cherkaoui, Taj Eddine ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH   (Morocco)

^c Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; CHEMICAL; CHEMICAL EXPLOSION; EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSION; SEISMIC VERIFICATION SYSTEM;

MOROCCO, OUD ZEM MINE;

EID: 0031419490     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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