Role of fault branches in earthquake rupture dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Bhat, Harsha S ^a   Olives, Marion ^b   Dmowska, Renata ^a   Rice, James R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; GROUND MOTION; PERTURBATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 38449108604     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005027     Document Type: Article

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