Long-term (1997-2007) geochemical monitoring of gases from the Umbria-Marche region

Tectonophysics

Volumn 476, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 282-296

  Italiano, F ^a   Martinelli, G ^b   Bonfanti, P ^a   Caracausi, A ^a  

^a SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ARPAE Environmental Protection Agency of Emilia Romagna Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faulting activity; Gas geochemistry; Isotopic composition; Seismogenic process

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FAULTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CIRCULATING FLUIDS; GAS GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHEMICAL FEATURES; GEOCHEMICAL MONITORING; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NORTHERN APENNINES; SEISMOGENIC PROCESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GASES;

FAULTING; GAS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ITALY; UMBRIA-MARCHE BASIN;

EID: 78149501163     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.02.040     Document Type: Article

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