Soil gas radon as an earthquake precursor: Some considerations on data improvement

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 593-598

  Wattananikorn, K ^a   Kanaree, M ^a   Wiboolsake, S ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; EARTHQUAKES; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSORS; SOIL GAS RADON;

RADON;

EID: 0032296246     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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