Steadily propagating slip pulses driven by thermal decomposition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 6558-6591

  Platt, John D ^a,b   Viesca, Robert C ^c,d   Garagash, Dmitry I ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

coseismic friction; dynamic rupture; dynamic weakening; thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; PORE PRESSURE; SLIP RATE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 84945206201     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JB012200     Document Type: Article

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