Seismic structure and location of a CO2 source in the upper mantle of the western Eger (Ohře) Rift, central Europe

Tectonics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-23

  Geissler, Wolfram H ^a   Kämpf, Horst ^a   Kind, Rainer ^a   Bräuer, Karin ^b   Klinge, Klaus ^c   Plenefisch, Thomas ^c   Horálek, Josef ^d   Zedník, Jan ^d   Nehybka, Vladimir ^e  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe ^*  (Germany)

^d GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^e MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; UPPER MANTLE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; OHRE RIVER;

EID: 23344445479     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004TC001672     Document Type: Article

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