Fracture networks in frozen ground

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B5, 2001, Pages 8599-8613

  Plug, Lawrence J ^a,b   Werner, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FROZEN GROUND;

EID: 0034952249     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900320     Document Type: Article

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