Identification of latent faults using a radon test

Geomorphology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 11-19

  Gonzalez Diez A ^a   Soto, J ^b   Gomez Arozamena J ^b   Bonachea, J ^a   Martinez Diaz J J ^c   Cuesta, J A ^d   Olague, I ^a   Remondo, J ^a   Fernandez Maroto G ^a   Diaz de Teran J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Facultad de Medicina   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Facultad de Ciencias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hazard analysis; Latent faults; Methods in Geomorphology; Radon test; Structural geomorphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; FAULT ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; RADON; SPRING WATER;

CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67650563236     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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