Measuring radon flux across active faults : relevance of excavating and possibility of satellite discharges

• Main Authors: Richon, Patrick, Klinger, Yann, Tapponnier, Paul, Li, Chen-Xia, Van Der Woerd, Jerome, Perrier, Frédéric
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics::Radiation physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101845; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18788
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Searching for gas exhalation around major tectonic contacts raises important methodological issues such as the role of the superficial soil and the possible long distance transport. These effects have been studied on the Xidatan segment of the Kunlun Fault, Qinghai Province, China, using measurement...