Scaling relations for seismic cycles on mid-ocean ridge transform faults

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Boettcher, Margaret S ^a   McGuire, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; SCALING RELATIONS; SHEAR MODULUS; SLIP RATES; STRESS DROP; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EARTHQUAKES;

ARRIVAL TIME; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SHEAR MODULUS; SLIP RATE; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 72049100926     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL040115     Document Type: Article

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