The stress field in the Rhine Graben area inferred from earthquake focal mechanisms and estimation of frictional parameters

Tectonophysics

Volumn 275, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 71-97

  Plenefisch, T ^a   Bonjer, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fault plane solution; Frictional parameters; Inversion; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; FRICTION; RIFT; STRESS;

EUROPE, RHINE GRABEN;

EID: 0031405227     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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