Growth of faults by accumulation of seismic slip

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 97, Issue B7, 1992, Pages

  Cowie, P A ^a   Scholz, C H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT LENGTH; SEISMIC SLIP;

EID: 0026497408     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/92jb00586     Document Type: Article

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