The role of velocity-neutral creep on the modulation of tectonic tremor activity by periodic loading

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2012, Pages

  Ader, Thomas J ^a,b   Ampuero, Jean Paul ^a   Avouac, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREEP; FRICTION; LOADING; MODULATION; SEISMOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES; VELOCITY;

ACTIVE FAULT; ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; COULOMB STRESS; EFFECTIVE NORMAL STRESS; FAULT REGION; FRICTION PARAMETERS; NON-VOLCANIC TREMORS; OSCILLATORY MODULATIONS; PERIODIC LOADING; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; SEISMIC SURFACE WAVE; SLIP RATES; SLIP VELOCITY; SLOW SLIP EVENTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STRESS PERTURBATIONS; TRANSITION REGIONS;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACTIVE FAULT; AMPLITUDE; CYCLIC LOADING; PERIODICITY; PERTURBATION; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TECTONIC SETTING;

CALIFORNIA; JAPAN; PARKFIELD; SHIKOKU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865742018     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052326     Document Type: Article

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