Coupling geochemical and geophysical signatures to constrain strain changes along thrust faults

Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-134

  Petrini, R ^a   Italiano, F ^b   Riggio, A ^c   Slejko, F F ^a   Santulin, M ^c   Buccianti, A ^d   Bonfanti, P ^b   Slejko, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SEZIONE DI PALERMO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Friuli; Geochemical transients; Soil degassing; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858763209     PISSN: 00066729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4430/bgta0017     Document Type: Article

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