Evidence for weak oceanic transform faults

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Behn, Mark D ^a   Lin, Jian ^a   Zuber, Maria T ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TRANSFORM FAULTS;

EARTHQUAKE CYCLES; EXTENSIONAL STRESS; FAULT DEVELOPMENT; MECHANICAL COUPLING; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OCEANIC TRANSFORM; REVERSE FAULTING; SLOW-SPREADING RIDGES;

FAULT SLIPS;

EID: 0038404823     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015612     Document Type: Article

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