Hydrological modeling of groundwater disturbances to observed gravity: Theory and application to Asama Volcano, Central Japan

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Kazama, T ^a   Okubo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; WATER MASS;

ASAMA VOLCANO; CHUBU; HONSHU; JAPAN; NAGANO;

EID: 72749088962     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006391     Document Type: Article

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