Hydrogeologic responses to three-dimensional temperature variability, Costa Rica subduction margin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Spinelli, Glenn A ^a   Saffer, Demian M ^b   Underwood, Michael B ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; OCEANIC CRUST; PLATE BOUNDARY; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NICOYA PENINSULA;

EID: 33744903424     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003436     Document Type: Article

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