Radon emanation and electric potential variations associated with transient deformation near reservoir lakes

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue 6732, 1999, Pages 137-141

  Trique, M ^a   Richon, P ^b   Perrier, F ^a   Avouac, J P ^a   Sabroux, J C ^b  

^a DASE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADON;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; ELECTRIC FIELD; RADON; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOLOGY; LAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033551355     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/20161     Document Type: Article

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