Publication Date:
2006-01-12
Description:
The basic concepts relating to displacement fields associated with earthquakes are described. Factors discussed include: understanding the geologic and tectonic setting, the discovery of fault creep, and an extended range of possible models of strain buildup. Problems in tectonic modeling reviewed relate to understanding (1) frictional heat generation on faults, (2) the character of stress and strain on faults below the depth of earthquakes, and (3) the predictability of major earthquakes.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Ohio State Univ. Res. Found. Proc. of the Geodesy/Solid Earth and Ocea; 103-110
Format:
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