Can observations of earthquake scaling constrain slip weakening?

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 406-424

  Abercrombie, Rachel E ^a   Rice, James R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake source parameters; Fracture energy; Seismic energy; Slip weakening; Source scaling; Stress drop

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT; SOURCE PARAMETERS; WEAK ROCK;

EID: 18144404357     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02579.x     Document Type: Review

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