Earthquake supershear rupture speeds

Tectonophysics

Volumn 493, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 213-215

  Das, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78049293211     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.07.009     Document Type: Editorial

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