Slow-slip evolves into megathrust earthquakes in 2D numerical simulations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Segall, Paul ^a   Bradley, Andrew M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

2-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; DYNAMIC INSTABILITY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; HEAT TRANSPORT; MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES; SLIP SPEED; SLOW SLIP EVENTS; SUBDUCTION ZONES; THERMAL PRESSURIZATION;

FRICTION;

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; FRICTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUPTURE; SLIP RATE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SUBDUCTION; THRUST; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84867198863     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL052811     Document Type: Article

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