Nonlinear dynamical triggering of slow slip on simulated earthquake faults with implications to Earth

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Johnson, P A ^a   Carpenter, B ^b   Knuth, M ^c   Kaproth, B M ^b   Le Bas, P Y ^a   Daub, E G ^a,d   Marone, C ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR NONLINEAR STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT SLIP; GROUND MOTION; LABORATORY METHOD; NONLINEARITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; SLIP RATE; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 84860271764     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008594     Document Type: Article

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