Deformation, seismicity, and fluids: Results of the 2004/2005 water injection experiment at the KTB/Germany

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Jahr, Thomas ^a   Jentzsch, G ^a   Gebauer, A ^a   Lau, T ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID INJECTION; GEODYNAMICS; KTB BOREHOLE; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMICITY; STRESS FIELD; TILT; UPLIFT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 58749110318     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005610     Document Type: Article

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