Post-seismic fluid flow and Coulomb stress changes in a poroelastic medium

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 507-515

  Piombo, A ^a   Martinelli, G ^b   Dragoni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Reggio Emilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aftershocks; Fluids in rocks; Poroelasticity; Seismology; Stress distribution

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FLUID FLOW; POROELASTICITY;

EID: 27744435641     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02673.x     Document Type: Review

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