The German Continental Deep Drilling Program KTB: Overview and major results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 18179-18201

  Emmermann, Rolf ^a   Lauterjung, Jörn ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE/DUCTILE TRANSITION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP DRILLING; DEFORMATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; KTB BOREHOLE; PROGRAMME; STRESS FIELD;

GERMANY, BAVARIA, KTB SITE;

EID: 14344262739     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb03945     Document Type: Review

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