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Seismic Coupling

Seismic Coupling is a geophysical construct that quantifies the degree to which tectonic plate interfaces in subduction zones are locked and thus capable of accumulating elastic strain energy prior to release during seismic rupture.

195

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13.5K

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680

Authors

271

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2017–2026

49

Variants

Interplate Coupling

Parents

Publications

195

Collective behavior of earthquakes and faults: Continuum‐discrete transitions, progressive evolutionary changes, and different dynamic regimes

Yehuda Ben‐Zion · Reviews of Geophysics · 2008 · 487 citations

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Nature of seismic coupling along simple plate boundaries of the subduction type

Javier F. Pacheco, Lynn R. Sykes, Christopher H. Scholz · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 453 citations

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Depth of seismic coupling along subduction zones

Bart W. Tichelaar, Larry J. Ruff · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1993 · 452 citations

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Asperity map along the subduction zone in northeastern Japan inferred from regional seismic data

Yoshiko Yamanaka, Masayuki Kikuchi · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2004 · 409 citations

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Heterogeneous coupling of the Sumatran megathrust constrained by geodetic and paleogeodetic measurements

M. Chlieh, Jean‐Philippe Avouac, K. Sieh et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2008 · 342 citations · Full text

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Authors

680

  1. CH
    Christopher H. Scholz

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    8 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. JM
    James M. Sabatier

    University of Mississippi, United States

    7 publications · 331 citations

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  3. TL
    Thorne Lay

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    7 publications · 685 citations

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  4. AS
    Anne Socquet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 586 citations

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  5. LJ
    Larry J. Ruff

    University of Michigan, United States

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

271

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    61 publications

    3.8K citations

  2. GNS Science

    Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    2.3K citations

  4. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    696 citations

  6. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.6K citations

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    4K citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 27 publications · 4.5K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 16 publications · 874 citations

    15

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  4. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    14 publications · 919 citations

    14

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    11 publications · 384 citations

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