Petrophysical constraints on the slip behavior of oceanic transform faults — NSF Award to Boston College (MA, $358,605)
Determining processes that cause a fault to slip slowly (i.e., aseismically without earthquakes) or rapidly (i.e., seismically causing an earthquake) is a long-standing goal of the earth and ocean sciences. Oceanic transform faults offer a unique opportunity to study these underlying processes as transform faults accom
| Award title | Petrophysical constraints on the slip behavior of oceanic transform faults |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2422967 |
| Awardee | Boston College |
| City | CHESTNUT HILL |
| State | MA |
| Amount obligated | $358,605 |
| Principal investigator | Mark Behn |
| Program | Marine Geology and Geophysics |
| Start date | 09/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Determining processes that cause a fault to slip slowly (i.e., aseismically without earthquakes) or rapidly (i.e., seismically causing an earthquake) is a long-standing goal of the earth and ocean sciences. Oceanic transform faults offer a unique opportunity to study these underlying processes as transform faults accommodate plate motion through a combination of both aseismic and seismic slip. Several modeling studies and field-scale observations indicate that spatially variable material propert |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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