P wave anisotropy, stress, and crack distribution at Coso geothermal field, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B8, 1999, Pages 17955-17973

  Lees, Jonathan M ^a   Wu, Huatao ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; P-WAVE; STRESS;

CALIFORNIA; COSO GEOTHERMAL FIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033452292     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900158     Document Type: Article

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