Relation between effective friction and fault slip rate across the Northern San Andreas fault system

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 253, Issue , 2006, Pages 429-436

  Provost, Ann Sophie ^a   Chéry, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIP; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646405721     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.253.01.23     Document Type: Article

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