The effect of loading rate on static friction and the rate of fault healing during the earthquake cycle

Nature

Volumn 391, Issue 6662, 1998, Pages 69-72

  Marone, Chris ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT HEALING; FRICTION; LOADING RATE; SEISMICITY;

ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; FRICTION; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031888403     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/34157     Document Type: Article

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