Recommendation for the discrimination of human-related and natural seismicity

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-202

  Dahm, T ^a   Becker, D ^b   Bischoff, M ^c   Cesca, S ^b   Dost, B ^d   Fritschen, R ^e   Hainzl, S ^a   Klose, C D ^f   Kuhn D ^g   Lasocki, S ^h   Meier, Th ⁱ   Ohrnberger, M ^j   Rivalta, E ^b   Wegler, U ^c   Husen, Stephan ^k  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^f Think Geohazards   (United States)

^g NORSAR   (Norway)

^h POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^k ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Induced seismicity; Triggered seismicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDUCED SEISMICITY; RESERVOIR IMPOUNDMENT; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 84871046206     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-012-9295-6     Document Type: Article

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