Topographic and seismic effects of long-term coupling between the subducting and overriding plates beneath Northeast Japan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 279-297

  Huang, S ^a,b   Sacks, I S ^c   Snoke, J A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Geco Prakla   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element modeling (FEM); Gravity; Interplate coupling; Seismicity; Topography

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITY; INTERPLATE COUPLING; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030813842     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00158-8     Document Type: Article

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