Publication Date:
2016-04-02
Description:
Article Slow earthquakes, where fault slip is slow, can be large and may help trigger regular earthquakes, but the mechanics of slow slip are not fully understood. Leeman et al. show through laboratory experiments that slow slip behaviour on faults is controlled by the frictional dynamics of the surrounding material. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms11104 Authors: J. R. Leeman, D. M. Saffer, M. M. Scuderi, C. Marone
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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