Isotopic evidence (3He/4He, 13CCO2) of fluid-triggered intraplate seismicity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Bräuer, Karin ^a   Kämpf, Horst ^b   Strauch, Gerhard ^a   Weise, Stephan M ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SEISMICITY;

EGER RIFT; EUROPE;

EID: 18144447114     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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