Earthquakes as multiscale dynamic ruptures with heterogeneous fracture surface energy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Ide, Satoshi ^a   Aochi, Hideo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Bur Rech Geologiques et Minieres   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT SLIP; MODEL;

EID: 30144442149     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003591     Document Type: Article

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