Stress orientations at intermediate angles to the San Andreas Fault, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Hardebeck, Jeanne L ^a   Michael, Andrew J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault strength; San Andreas Fault; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; MODEL; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRESS FIELD;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14344260738     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003239     Document Type: Review

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