Lithospheric elasticity promotes episodic fault activity

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Chéry, Jean ^a   Vernant, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Fault; Friction; Lithosphare; Slip rate

Indexed keywords

EPISODIC FAULT; FAULT FRICTION; FAULT SLIP RATE; LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERIC ELASTICITY; PLATE MOTION;

ELASTICITY; FRICTION; SEISMOLOGY; STIFFNESS; TECTONICS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

LITHOLOGY;

ELASTICITY; FAULT ZONE; LITHOSPHERE;

EID: 33344465905     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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