Monitoring aseismic tectonic processes via hydrologic responses: An analysis of log-periodic fluid flow events at the Costa Rica outer rise

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Tryon, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; COSTA RICA; EXTENSIONAL FAULTING; FAILURE PROCESS; FIELD RESEARCH; FLUID FLOW; HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE; SEDIMENT SURFACE; SMALL STRAINS; TECTONIC PROCESS;

TECTONICS;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FLOW PATTERN; FLUID FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFLOW; MONITORING; PERIODICITY; STRAIN;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NICOYA PENINSULA;

EID: 69649094151     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25342A.1     Document Type: Article

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