Introduction to special section on Phenomenology, Underlying Processes, and Hazard Implications of Aseismic Slip and Nonvolcanic tremor

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Gomberg, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; GROUND MOTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; S-WAVE; SLIP RATE; STICK-SLIP; TECTONIC SETTING; WAVE VELOCITY;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 78650449833     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB008052     Document Type: Article

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