Radon anomalies preceding earthquakes which occurred in the UK, in summer and autumn 2002

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 364, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 138-148

  Crockett, R G M ^a   Gillmore, G K ^b   Phillips, P S ^a   Denman, A R ^c   Groves Kirkby, C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Radon; Radon anomaly; Real time monitoring; Seismology

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; EARTHQUAKES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEISMOLOGY;

AFTERSHOCKS; RADON ANOMALY; REAL-TIME MONITORING;

RADON;

RADON;

AFTERSHOCK; ANOMALY; AUTUMN; DETECTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE; MAGNITUDE; RADON; REAL TIME; SUMMER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; AUTUMN; EARTHQUAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MONITORING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; GREAT BRITAIN; NATURAL DISASTERS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

DUDLEY [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLANDS [ENGLAND]; NORTHAMPTON; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646377315     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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