Electromagnetic signals generated in the solid Earth by digital transmission of radio-waves as a plausible source for some so-called 'seismic electric signals'

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 114, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 141-163

  Pham, V N ^a   Boyer, D ^a   Le Mouel J L ^b   Chouliaras, G ^b   Stavrakakis, G N ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Electromagnetic noise; Seismic electric signals; VAN method

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; SEISMICITY;

EID: 0033609545     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9201(99)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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