Learning from dynamic triggering of low-frequency tremor in subduction zones

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2008, Pages e17-e20

  Miyazawa, Masatoshi ^a   Brodsky, Emily E ^b   Mori, Jim ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2008 Wenchuan earthquake; Dynamic triggering; low frequency tremor

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049110574     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352858     Document Type: Article

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