Fracture analysis in the south-western Corinth rift (Greece) and implications on fault hydraulic behavior

Tectonophysics

Volumn 426, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 31-59

  Micarelli, Luca ^a   Moretti, Isabelle ^a   Jaubert, Manon ^a   Moulouel, Hakim ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

3D fluid flow modeling; Aigion fault; Damage zone; Fault core; Gulf of Corinth; Helike fault; Pirgaki fault

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE NETWORK; NORMAL FAULT;

GULF OF CORINTH; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33749505831     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.02.022     Document Type: Article

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