Generation mechanism of slow earthquakes: Numerical analysis based on a dynamic model with brittle-ductile mixed fault heterogeneity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Nakata, Ryoko ^a   Ando, Ryosuke ^b   Hori, Takane ^a   Ide, Satoshi ^c  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE;

EID: 80052045941     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB008188     Document Type: Article

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