A minimalist model of characteristic earthquakes
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In a spirit akin to the sandpile model of self- organized criticality, we present a simple statistical model of the cellular-automaton type which simulates the role of an asperity in the dynamics of a one-dimensional fault. This model produces an earthquake spectrum similar to the characteristic-earthquake behaviour of some seismic faults. This model, that has no parameter, is amenable to an algebraic description as a Markov Chain. This possibility illuminates some important results, obtained by Monte Carlo simulations, such as the earthquake size-frequency relation and the recurrence time of the characteristic earthquake.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
Pages (from-to) | 513-519 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISSN | 1023-5809 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2002 |
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