Calculating Skempton constant of aquifer from volume strain and water level response to seismic waves at Changping seismic station

Acta Seismologica Sinica English Edition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-155

  Yan, Rui ^a,b   Chen, Yong ^b   Gao, Fu Wang ^a   Huang, Fu Qiong ^a  

^a CHINA EARTHQUAKE NETWORKS CENTER   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Poroelastic theory; Skempton constant; Volume strain; Water level

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049133782     PISSN: 10009116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-008-0006-x     Document Type: Article

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