Fracture localization along faults with spatially varying friction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B10, 1997, Pages 22425-22434

  Cooke, Michele L ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FRACTURE LOCALIZATION; FRICTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031425229     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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