Effect of dehydration reactions on earthquake nucleation: Stable sliding, slow transients, and unstable slip

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Brantut, N ^a   Sulem, J ^b   Schubnel, A ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEHYDRATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; ENDOTHERMY; ENERGY BALANCE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PORE PRESSURE; REACTION KINETICS; SATURATED MEDIUM; SLIP RATE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 80052980866     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007876     Document Type: Article

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