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Session No. 173
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lobby F (Colorado Convention Center)

T147. Where Does Earthquake Physics Meet Earthquake Geology?

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Christie D. Rowe, Heather M. Savage, Jean-Philippe Avouac, W. Ashley Griffith and Zoe K. Shipton, Advocates
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8:00 AM
THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRINCIPAL SLIP SURFACE AND THE FAULT ZONE CYCLE
BRODSKY, Emily E., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, brodsky@pmc.ucsc.edu, brodsky@pmc.ucsc.edu
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8:20 AM
FRICTIONAL DECARBONATION DURING EARTHQUAKES: TEXTURES AND MINERALS IN CARBONATE FAULT ROCK PRESERVE EVIDENCE FOR SUPERCRITICAL CO2 – H2O – ROCK INTERACTION
ROWE, Christie D., Earth & Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, MILLER, Jodie A., Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, FAGERENG, Ake, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom and MAPANI, Ben, Geology Department, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, 0000, Namibia, crowe@es.ucsc.edu, crowe@es.ucsc.edu
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8:35 AM
CLAYS AND FAULT CREEP IN THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT
SCHLEICHER, Anja M., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, CC Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C. C. Little Building, 1100 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 and WARR, Laurence N., Institute for Geography and Geology, University of Greifswald, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17A, Greifswald, 17487, Germany, aschleic@umich.edu, aschleic@umich.edu
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8:50 AM
PRINCIPAL SLIP ZONES IN LIMESTONE: NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SEISMIC CYCLE
SMITH, Steven A.F.1, BILLI, Andrea2, REMPE, Marieke3 and NIEMEIJER, Andre1, (1)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via di Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, (2)Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, CNR, Via Salaria, 00015, Monterotondo (Rome), 00016, Italy, (3)Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita' di Padova, via G. Gradenigo, 6, Padova, 35137, Italy, smith@ingv.it, smith@ingv.it
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9:05 AM
QUASI-DYNAMIC VERSUS FULLY-DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS OF SLIP ACCUMULATION on FAULTS WITH HETEROGENEOUS FRICTION PROPERTIES
THOMAS, Marion, Geology and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, LAPUSTA, Nadia, Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC104-44, Pasadena, CA 91125 and AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125, marion@gps.caltech.edu, marion@gps.caltech.edu
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9:20 AM
INTEGRATED STUDIES OF THE MECHANICS OF WEAK LOW-ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS
COLLETTINI, Cristiano, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Piazza dell'Università 1, Perugia, 06100, Italy, colle@unipg.it, colle@unipg.it
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
THE INFLUENCE OF PSEUDOTACHYLYTE FORMATION AND DEFORMATION ON BULK ROCK STRENGTH WITHIN A SHEAR ZONE FROM THE BASE OF THE SEISMOGENIC ZONE
PRICE, Nancy A., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469, JOHNSON, Scott E., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469, GERBI, Christopher, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469 and KOONS, Peter O., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, nancy.price@umit.maine.edu, nancy.price@umit.maine.edu
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10:10 AM
USING ORGANIC MOLECULES IN FAULT ROCKS TO INVESTIGATE FRICTIONAL HEATING
SAVAGE, Heather M., Seismology Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, POLISSAR, Pratigya J., Biology and Paleoenvironment, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 and BRODSKY, Emily E., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, hsavage@ldeo.columbia.edu, hsavage@ldeo.columbia.edu
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10:25 AM
TOWARDS INFERRING EARTHQUAKE PATTERNS FROM GEODETIC OBSERVATIONS OF INTERSEISMIC COUPLING
KANEKO, Yoshihiro, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, MC0225, La Jolla, CA 92093, AVOUAC, Jean-Philippe, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 100-23, Pasadena, CA 91125 and LAPUSTA, Nadia, Division of Engineering and Applied Science and Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC104-44, Pasadena, CA 91125, ykaneko@ucsd.edu, ykaneko@ucsd.edu
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10:40 AM
OFF-FAULT TENSILE CRACKS: A LINK BETWEEN GEOLOGICAL FAULT OBSERVATIONS, LAB EXPERIMENTS AND DYNAMIC RUPTURE MODELS
NGO, Duc M., Aeronautics and Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, 305 Firestone, Pasadena, CA 91125, HUANG, Yonggang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, A116 Technological Inst, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3109, ROSAKIS, Ares J., Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Mail Code 104-44, Pasadena, CA 91125, GRIFFITH, W. Ashley, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Crouse Hall 62, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and POLLARD, David D., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, wag8@uakron.edu, wag8@uakron.edu
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10:55 AM
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF FAULT ZONE STRUCTURE ON EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES
SAMMIS, Charles G., Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, BHAT, Harsha S., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and ROSAKIS, Ares J., Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Mail Code 104-44, Pasadena, CA 91125, sammis@usc.edu, sammis@usc.edu
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11:10 AM
UNLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF FRICTION on FAULT DAMAGE ZONES
COOKE, Michele L., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9297 and SAVAGE, Heather M., Seismology Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000, cooke@geo.umass.edu, cooke@geo.umass.edu
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11:25 AM
RECONSTRUCTING FEATURES OF EARTHQUAKE DYNAMICS FROM FIELD AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS
NIELSEN, Stefan1, GRIFFITH, W. Ashley2, REMPE, Marieke3, NIEMEIJER, Andre1, SMITH, Steven A.F.1, BISTACCHI, Andrea4, SPAGNUOLO, Elena5, PENNACCHIONI, Giorgio6, DI FELICE, Fabio5 and ROMEO, Giovanni5, (1)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Via di Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, Geoscience Building Room 107, 500 Yates St. Box 19049, Arlington, TX 76019, (3)Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Universita' di Padova, via G. Gradenigo, 6, Padova, 35137, Italy, (4)Universita di Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy, Milan, 20126, Italy, (5)Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, (6)Geologia, Paleontologia e Geofisica, Universita' di Padova, Via Giotto 1, Padova, 35137, Italy, stefan.nielsen@ingv.it, stefan.nielsen@ingv.it
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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