Numerical simulations of frictional melting: Small dependence of shear stress drop on viscosity parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Sirono, S ^a   Satomi, K ^a,b   Watanabe, Seicoro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Digital Process Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LABORATORY METHOD; MELTING; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33750507673     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003858     Document Type: Article

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