The study of local sources of ULF geoelectric signals with steep fronts

Annals of Geophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 213-227

  Chirkov, Yeugeny B ^a  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Earthquakes prediction; Geoelectricity; Method VAN

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; GEOELECTRIC FIELD; MONITORING;

EID: 4344664358     PISSN: 15935213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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