An alternative model for the growth of faults

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1669-1675

  Walsh, J J ^a   Nicol, A ^b   Childs, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Fault displacement; Fault growth; Fault length

Indexed keywords

FAULT LENGTHS;

EARTHQUAKES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; KINEMATICS;

EID: 0036362916     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00165-1     Document Type: Article

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