Modelling temporal variation of surface creep on the Chihshang fault in eastern Taiwan with velocity-strengthening friction

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 601-613

  Chang, Shu Hao ^a   Wang, Wei Hau ^a   Lee, Jian Cheng ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Faultzone rheology; Friction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 58549083796     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03995.x     Document Type: Article

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