Fault size distributions - Are they really power-law?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 191-197

  Nicol, A ^a   Walsh, J J ^a   Watterson, J ^a   Gillespie, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SAMPLING;

POWER LAW FAULT SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS;

TECTONICS;

COAL MINE; FAULT SIZE; FRACTAL; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 0029668320     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(96)80044-7     Document Type: Article

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