The effects of rheological layering on post-seismic deformation

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 277-292

  Hetland, E A ^a,b   Hager, B H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Post seismic relaxation; Rheological layering; Viscoelastic relaxation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MODEL; RHEOLOGY; SEISMICITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 33745593731     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02974.x     Document Type: Article

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