Thermo-poro-mechanics of chemically active creeping faults: 2. Transient considerations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4583-4605

  Veveakis, E ^a,b   Poulet, T ^a   Alevizos, S ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

chemical reactions; faults; friction

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTION; CREEP; FAULT; FRICTION; GPS; LABORATORY METHOD; SHEAR ZONE; STICK-SLIP; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THERMOMECHANICS;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84904702664     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010071     Document Type: Article

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