Correlation of radon anomalies with microseismic events in Kangra and Chamba valleys of N-W Himalaya

Geofisica Internacional

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-227

  Virk, H S ^a   Walia, Vivek ^a   Sharma, Anand Kumar ^a   Kumar, Naresh ^a   Kumar, Rajiv ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha logger; Anomalies; Emanometry; Microseismicity; Precursor; Radon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039594727     PISSN: 00167169     EISSN: 2954436X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2000.39.3.327     Document Type: Article

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