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Nucleation Length Scale

Nucleation Length Scale is a physical metric in seismology that quantifies the characteristic size of the initial rupture zone required for earthquake initiation, distinguishing it from other seismic parameters by specifically characterizing the spatial extent over which slow, premonitory slip transitions into dynamic instability.

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Scaling of the shear rupture process from nucleation to dynamic propagation: Implications of geometric irregularity of the rupturing surfaces

Mitiyasu Ohnaka, Lin‐feng Shen · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1999 · 335 citations · Full text

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Length scale and time scale effects on the plastic flow of fcc metals

M.F. Horstemeyer, M. I. Baskes, Steven J. Plimpton · Acta Materialia · 2001 · 299 citations

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Universal nucleation length for slip‐weakening rupture instability under nonuniform fault loading

Koji Uenishi, J. R. Rice · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 298 citations · Full text

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Earthquake Initiation From Laboratory Observations and Implications for Foreshocks

Gregory C. McLaskey · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2019 · 233 citations · Full text

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Conditions governing the occurrence of supershear ruptures under slip‐weakening friction

Eric M. Dunham · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2007 · 225 citations

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Jean‐Paul Ampuero

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    4 publications · 222 citations

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  2. HR
    Howard Reiss

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    3 publications · 160 citations

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  3. SB
    S. B. Nielsen

    Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy

    2 publications · 280 citations

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  4. WK
    Willem K. Kegel

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  5. FY
    Futoshi Yamashita

    National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Japan

    2 publications · 160 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  2. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    993 citations

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    728 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    240 citations

  5. ParisTech

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    73 citations

  6. National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

    Tsukuba, Japan

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    178 citations

  7. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    280 citations

  8. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    122 citations

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  1. Geophysical Research Letters

    8 publications · 510 citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 6 publications · 578 citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    6 publications · 618 citations

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  5. Tectonophysics

    3 publications · 77 citations

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