Evidence from coseismic slip gradients for dynamic control on rupture propagation and arrest through stepovers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Elliott, A J ^a,b   Dolan, J F ^a   Oglesby, D D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SEISMIC WAVE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 66149165909     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005969     Document Type: Article

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