Seismic monitoring of Schilienne rockslide (French Alps): Analysis of seismic signals and their correlation with rainfalls

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Helmstetter, Agnès ^a   Garambois, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; RAINFALL; ROCKFALL; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY;

ALPS; FRANCE;

EID: 77955526350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001532     Document Type: Article

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