Distribution of stress drop, stiffness, and fracture energy over earthquake rupture zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Fletcher, Jon B ^a   McGarr, A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE;

EID: 33646351737     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JB003396     Document Type: Article

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