Dynamic role of tectonic mélange during interseismic process of plate boundary mega earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 568-569, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-52

  Kitamura, Yujin ^a   Kimura, Gaku ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretionary prism; Nankai Trough; Seismogenic zone; Shimanto Belt; Slow earthquake; Tectonic m lange formation process

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DEFORMATION PROCESS; DYNAMIC ROLES; FORMATION PROCESS; NANKAI TROUGH; PLATE BOUNDARIES; PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION; SEISMIC BEHAVIOR; SEISMOGENIC ZONES; SUBDUCTION ZONES; THICK PILES;

DEFORMATION; PILES; SEISMOGRAPHS; TECTONICS;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; MATRIX; MELANGE; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SHALE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC WEDGE;

JAPAN; NANKAI TROUGH; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHIMANTO BELT;

EID: 84866143713     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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