Identification of the gravitational boundary in weathered gneiss by geophysical survey: La Clapière landslide (France)

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-57

  Jomard, H ^a   Lebourg, T ^a   Tric, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

Electrical tomography; Geophysical investigation; Landslide; Resistivity imaging; Slipping surface; Weathered materials

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; LANDSLIDES; MAPPING; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

RESISTIVITY IMAGING; SLIPPING SURFACE; WEATHERING ZONES;

GRAVITATIONAL PROSPECTING;

ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GNEISS; LANDSLIDE; MAPPING; OUTCROP; TOMOGRAPHY; WEATHERING;

ALPES-MARITIMES; ALPS; ARGENTERA MASSIF; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LA CLAPIERE; MARITIME ALPS; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; WESTERN ALPS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247148579     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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