Post-seismic and interseismic fault creep I: Model description

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-98

  Hetland, E A ^a,c   Simons, M ^a   Dunham, E M ^b,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Rheology and friction of fault zones; Seismic cycle

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY; COSEISMIC PROCESS; CREEP; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC ZONE; SLIP;

EID: 77952556828     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04522.x     Document Type: Article

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