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| Title |
Strength of stick-slip and creeping subduction megathrusts from heat flow observations
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| Published in |
Science, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1255487 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Xiang Gao, Kelin Wang |
| Abstract |
Subduction faults, called megathrusts, can generate large and hazardous earthquakes. The mode of slip and seismicity of a megathrust is controlled by the structural complexity of the fault zone. However, the relative strength of a megathrust based on the mode of slip is far from clear. The fault strength affects surface heat flow by frictional heating during slip. We model heat-flow data for a number of subduction zones to determine the fault strength. We find that smooth megathrusts that produce great earthquakes tend to be weaker and therefore dissipate less heat than geometrically rough megathrusts that slip mainly by creeping. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 33% |
| Nepal | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 222 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 215 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 54 | 24% |
| Researcher | 40 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 17 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 30 | 14% |
| Unknown | 35 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 136 | 61% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 4% |
| Unknown | 52 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 September 2014.
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#4,507,497
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#38,631
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#46,857
of 236,210 outputs
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#475
of 915 outputs
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