Accelerating seismic release from a self-correcting stochastic model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Jaumé, Steven C ^a   Bebbington, Mark S ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accelerating seismic release; Intermittent criticality; Stochastic stress release model

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC MOMENT; STOCHASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 14244249638     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002867     Document Type: Article

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