Microseismicity, stress, and fracture in the Coso geothermal field, California

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 221-238

  Feng, Qiuchun ^a   Lees, Jonathan M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Induced seismicity; Microearthquakes; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; INDUCED SEISMICITY; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031817935     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00317-X     Document Type: Article

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