Postseismic pressure solution creep: Evidence and time-dependent change from dynamic indenting experiments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2764-2779

  Gratier, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Renard, François ^a,b,c   Vial, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

fault zones; faulting processes; healing processes; postseismic creep; rheology and friction

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CREEP; DISPLACEMENT; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FRICTION; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; RHEOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 84901021199     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010768     Document Type: Article

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