Observation of seismic events with frequencies f > 25 kHz at mponeng deep gold mine, South Africa

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-479

  Plenkers, K ^a   Kwiatek, G ^a   Nakatani, M ^b   Dresen, G ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 77952645735     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.81.3.467     Document Type: Article

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