On the shape and velocity of fluid-filled fractures in the Earth

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-192

  Dahm, T ^a,b  

^a Inst F Meteorologie und Geophysik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracks; Fluids; Fracture propagation; Rock fracture

Indexed keywords

CRACK; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033922820     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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