Large-displacement, hydrothermal frictional properties of DFDP-1 fault rocks, Alpine Fault, New Zealand: Implications for deep rupture propagation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 624-647

  Niemeijer, A R ^a   Boulton, C ^b   Toy, V G ^c   Townend, J ^d   Sutherland, R ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine Fault; earthquakes; friction; hydrothermal

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GOUGE; FRICTION; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; PLATE TECTONICS; STRAIN RATE;

ALPINE FAULT ZONE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 84975691303     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JB012593     Document Type: Article

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