Paleo-stress estimates on ancient seismogenic faults based on frictional heating of coal

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  O'Hara, Kieran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COOLING RATES; SEISMOGENIC FAULTS; THERMAL ANOMALY;

GEOPHYSICS;

COAL SEAM; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULTING; HEATING; SHEAR STRESS; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KENTUCKY; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 18144447237     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018890     Document Type: Article

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