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Publication Date
3-31-2022
Abstract
Our observations indicate a characteristic pattern in the long-term variation of soil radon concentrations, which seems to be consistent with the expected variation of regional stress in relation to seismicity. However, it seems that the major changes in radon level begin before the rock rapture, i.e. before the earthquake occurs. These conclusions have emerged after long-term observations with continuous and thorough real-time gamma-radiation monitoring in the seismically active area of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. The recordings acquired close to a hot spring were of very high quality, implying that the deep hydraulic flow can possibly play a key role in the pre-earthquake variation of radon level. We were able to observe outstanding examples of radon level variations before significant seismic events in the Gulf of Corinth that cannot be attributed to other external factors such as atmospheric phenomena.
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Karastathis, V.K., Eleftheriou, G., Kafatos, M. et al. Observations on the stress related variations of soil radon concentration in the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. Sci Rep 12, 5442 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09441-0
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This article was originally published in Scientific Reports, volume 12, in 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09441-0