A direct evidence for high carbon dioxide and radon-222 discharge in Central Nepal

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 278, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 198-207

  Perrier, Frédéric ^a   Richon, Patrick ^a,b   Byrdina, Svetlana ^a   France Lanord, Christian ^c   Rajaure, Sudhir ^d   Koirala, Bharat Prasad ^d   Shrestha, Prithvi Lal ^d   Gautam, Umesh Prasad ^d   Tiwari, Dilli Ram ^d   Revil, André ^e,f   Bollinger, Laurent ^b   Contraires, Simon ^a   Bureau, Sarah ^b   Nath Sapkota, Soma ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CNRS ^*  (Nepal)

^e Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

active tectonics; carbon budget; carbon dioxide; gas flux; geothermal system; radon 222; thrust fault

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TECTONICS; CARBON BUDGET; GAS FLUX; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RADON-222; THRUST FAULT;

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; GASES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; GLOW DISCHARGES; GROUNDWATER; HOT SPRINGS; TECTONICS;

RADON;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGASSING; DIFFUSION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; RADON ISOTOPE; THERMAL SPRING; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 60949102295     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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