The permeability of active subduction plate boundary faults

Geofluids

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 193-215

  Saffer, D M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advective transport; Dewatering; Fault permeability; Fluid flow; Subduction zones

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ADVECTION; DECOLLEMENT; DEWATERING; FAULT SLIP; FLUID FLOW; METAMORPHISM; PERMEABILITY; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; WALL ROCK;

EID: 84923190198     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gfl.12103     Document Type: Article

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