Radon signals in the Gavnunim intrusion, Makhtesh Ramon, Israel

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 651-665

  Steinitz, G ^a   Piatibratova, O ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gas and hydrate systems; Tides and planetary waves; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; ARID REGION; BOREHOLE; BOREHOLE LOGGING; DETECTION METHOD; DIURNAL VARIATION; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERIODICITY; PLANETARY WAVE; RADON; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SOLAR RADIATION; SYENITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ISRAEL; RAMON CRATER; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 74549216480     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04450.x     Document Type: Article

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