Topographic perturbations of regional stresses and consequent bedrock fracturing

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25523-25536

  Miller, Daniel J ^a,c   Dunne, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Landscape Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; FRACTURE; STRESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030428706     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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