Did the reservoir impoundment trigger the Wenchuan earthquake?

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-433

  Chen, Yong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 65249161599     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0067-2     Document Type: Article

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