Water level fluctuations due to earthquakes in Koyna-Warna region, India

Natural Hazards

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 585-592

  Ramana, D V ^a   Chadha, R K ^a   Singh, Chandrani ^a   Shekar, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Koyna Warna; Pore pressure; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GROUNDWATER; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN SHIELD; KOYNA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33947380628     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9022-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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