Effect of thermal refraction on heat flow near the San Andreas Fault, Parkfield, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Fulton, Patrick M ^a,b   Saffer, Demian M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; COASTAL ZONE; DATA ACQUISITION; FAULT SLIP; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; HEAT FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRESS; SLIP; SUBSURFACE FLOW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 70349470855     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005796     Document Type: Article

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