Fluid pressure evolution during the earthquake cycle controlled by fluid flow and pressure solution crack sealing

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1139-1146

  Gratier, Jean Pierre ^a   Favreau, Pascal ^a   Renard, François ^a   Pili, Eric ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; FLUID PRESSURE;

EID: 20544441388     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03353315     Document Type: Article

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