Changes on groundwater flow and hydrochemistry of the Gran Sasso carbonate aquifer after 2009 L'Aquila earthquake

Italian Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 459-474

  Falcone, Raffaele Adinolfi ^a   Carucci, Valentina ^b   Falgiani, Antonella ^a   Manetta, Mauro ^b   Parisse, Barbara ^b   Petitta, Marco ^c   Rusi, Sergio ^d   Spizzico, Michele ^e   Tallini, Marco ^b  

^a LABORATORI NAZIONALI DEL GRAN SASSO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

April 6 2009 L'Aquila earthquake; Earthquake hydrology; Gran Sasso massif; Groundwater flow; Hydrogeochemistry; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868620904     PISSN: 20381719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2011.34     Document Type: Article

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