Effect of pore pressure buildup on slowness of rupture propagation: PORE PRESSURE BUILDUP ON RUPTURE
- Award ID(s):
- 1056317
- PAR ID:
- 10091757
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
- Volume:
- 120
- Issue:
- 12
- ISSN:
- 2169-9313
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 7966 to 7985
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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