Dynamic rupture models of earthquakes on the Bartlett Springs Fault, Northern California

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 4343-4349

  Lozos, Julian C ^a   Harris, Ruth A ^a   Murray, Jessica R ^a   Lienkaemper, James J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

aseismic creep; Bartlett Springs Fault; dynamic modeling; earthquake rupture; fault friction; northern San Andreas system

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DYNAMIC MODELS; EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GEODESY; LOCKS (FASTENERS); STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; TECTONICS;

3-D FINITE ELEMENTS; CREEPING ZONES; DYNAMIC RUPTURE MODELS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT FRICTION; FRICTIONAL PROPERTIES; NORTHERN SAN ANDREAS SYSTEM; SAN ANDREAS FAULT;

FAULTING;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CREEP; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP RATE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934434818     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL063802     Document Type: Article

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