Analysis of strain-induced ground-water fluctuations at Devils Hole, Nevada

Geofluids

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 319-333

  Cutillo, P A ^a   Ge, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Devils hole; Poroelastic processes; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EARTH TIDE; EARTHQUAKE; GROUNDWATER; SEISMICITY; STRAIN ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL;

DEVILS HOLE; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047239283     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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