The short-term anomalies detected by broadband seismographs before the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan, China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1726-1734

  Hu, Xiao Gang ^a   Hao, Xiao Guang ^a  

^a Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

Anomaly tremors; Broadband seismographs; Gravimeter; The great Wenchuan of 12 May 2008; Tiltmeter

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAVIMETRY; SEISMOGRAPH; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 62749104425     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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