Radon changes associated with the earthquake sequence in June 2000 in the South Iceland Seismic Zone

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-74

  Einarsson, Páll ^a   Theodórsson, Páll ^a   Hjartardóttir, Ásta Rut ^a   Gudjónsson, Gudón I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Co scismic changes; Earthquake precursor; Radon; South Iceland Seismic Zone

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; RADON; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTH ICELAND SEISMIC ZONE;

EID: 40849142036     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-007-0292-6     Document Type: Article

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