Investigation of a fractured limestone cliff (Chartreuse Massif, France) using seismic tomography and ground-penetrating radar

Near Surface Geophysics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 161-170

  Dussauge Peisser, Carine ^a   Wathelet, Marc ^a   Jongmans, Denis ^a   Hantz, Didier ^a   Couturier, Bernard ^a   Sintes, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

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EID: 43049134938     PISSN: 15694445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3997/1873-0604.2003007     Document Type: Article

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