An asperity model for fault creep and interseismic deformation in northeastern Japan

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-57

  Kanda, Ravi V S ^a,b   Hetland, Eric A ^c   Simons, Mark ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep and deformation; Kinematics of crustal and mantle deformation.; Numerical solutions; Rheology and friction of fault zones; Seismic cycle; Subduction zone processes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; EROSION; FAULTING; FRICTION; GEODESY; KINEMATICS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

CREEP AND DEFORMATIONS; KINEMATICS OF CRUSTAL AND MANTLE DEFORMATIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; RHEOLOGY AND FRICTION OF FAULT ZONES; SEISMIC CYCLE; SUBDUCTION ZONE PROCESS;

CREEP;

CREEP; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; MANTLE PROCESS; MODEL TEST; RHEOLOGY; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE 2011;

JAPAN TRENCH; KURIL ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHALIN;

EID: 84875361327     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggs028     Document Type: Article

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