A magnetotelluric study of the sensitivity of an area to seismoelectric signals

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 931-946

  Balasis, G ^a   Bedrosian, P A ^a,b   Eftaxias, K ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SEISMICITY;

EID: 30844457940     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-5-931-2005     Document Type: Article

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