Magnetic surveys help reassess volcanic hazards at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

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Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Connor, Charles B ^a   Lane Magsino, Sammantha ^a   Stamatakos, John A ^a   Martin, Ronald H ^a   LaFemina, Peter C ^a   Hill, Brittain E ^a   Lieber, Steve ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Steve Lieber and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAGNETIC SURVEY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC HAZARD;

NEVADA; USA; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 17144465700     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97eo00049     Document Type: Review

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