Carbogaseous spring waters, coldwater geysers and dry CO2 exhalations in the tectonic window of the Lower Engadine Valley, Switzerland

Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-155

  Bissig, Pius ^a   Goldscheider, Nico ^b   Mayoraz, Joëlle ^c   Surbeck, Heinz ^b   Vuataz, François David ^d  

^a University of Neuchâtel ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Geotechnisches Institut AG   (Switzerland)

^d c o CHYN

Author keywords

Carbogaseous springs; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Coldwater geyser; Dry mofette; Lower Engadine; Radon; Scuol Tarasp; Swiss Alps; Tectonic window

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE ROCK; CIRCULATION; COLD WATER; GEYSER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RADON; SPRING WATER; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VALLEY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; ENGADIN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAUBUNDEN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33845371289     PISSN: 00129402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-006-1184-y     Document Type: Article

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