Results of monitoring 222Rn in soil gas of the Gulf of Corinth region, Greece

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-93

  Richon, P ^a,b   Bernard, P ^b   Labed, V ^c   Sabroux, J C ^c   Beneito A ^c   Lucius, D ^c   Abbad, S ^d   Robe, M C ^c  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d Infotere   (France)

Author keywords

Barasol ; Continuous monitoring; Earthquake precursor; Radon 222; Seismic zones; soil gas

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEISMOLOGY; SOILS;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; SEISMIC ZONES; SOIL GAS;

RADON;

EID: 33751429315     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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