Long-term geochemical monitoring and extensive/compressive phenomena: Case study of the Umbria Region (Central Apennines, Italy)

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-53

  Caracausi, Antonio ^a   Italiano, Francesco ^a   Martinelli, Giovanni ^b   Paonita, Antonio ^a   Rizzo, Andrea ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ARPA Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente dell'Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geochemical monitoring; Helium; Seismicity; Thermal waters

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; SEISMICITY; SPRING WATER;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UMBRIA; WORLD;

EID: 20844450924     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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