Seismohydrological effects related to the NW Bohemia earthquake swarms of 2000 and 2008: Similarities and distinctions

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-52

  Koch, Ulrich ^a   Heinicke, Jens ^a  

^a Saxon Academy of Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anomaly comparison; Earthquake swarms; Groundwater level; Hydrostatic pressure; Mineral water aquifer; NW Bohemia

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; EARTHQUAKE SWARM; GROUNDWATER; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; WATER LEVEL;

BOHEMIA; CZECH REPUBLIC;

EID: 78649510319     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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