Electromagnetic radiations associated with major earthquakes

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 249-259

  Fujinawa, Yukio ^a   Takahashi, Kozo ^b  

^a National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borehole antennas; Earthquakes; Electromagnetic radiations; Seismic radio wave signals

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC EMISSION;

EID: 0031842146     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(97)00117-9     Document Type: Article

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