Delineating the near-surface geometry of the fracture system affecting the Valley of Querétaro, Mexico: Correlation of GPR signatures and physical properties of sediments

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Carreon Freyre, Dora C ^a   Cerca, Mariano ^b  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; COMPRESSION; CORRECTION; DISPLACEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; EXPLOITATION; FAULT; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; URBAN AREA;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUERETARO;

EID: 33646169408     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2005031     Document Type: Article

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