Seismic and aseismic slip pulses driven by thermal pressurization of pore fluid

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Garagash, D I ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT PROPAGATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; SLIP; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84861371190     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008889     Document Type: Article

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