Initiation propagation and termination of elastodynamic ruptures associated with segmentation of faults and shaking hazard

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Shaw, Bruce E ^a  

^a Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTODYNAMICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; FRACTURE INITIATION; GROUND MOTION; PEAK ACCELERATION; SEGMENTATION;

EID: 33847222467     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004093     Document Type: Article

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