A dissipation-based analysis of an earthquake fault model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 27741-27764

  Schmittbuhl, Jean ^a   Vilotte, Jean Pierre ^b   Roux, Stéphane ^c  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAULTING;

EID: 0344040344     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02294     Document Type: Article

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