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Seismology

model in which strong patches on a fault stop or slow rupture, so earthquake size and high-frequency radiation depend on the spacing of barriers.

In seismology, barrier model of earthquake faulting refers to model in which strong patches on a fault stop or slow rupture, so earthquake size and high-frequency radiation depend on the spacing of barriers. This meaning comes from Aki (1979) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.[1]

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References

Aki, K. (1979). Characterization of barriers on an earthquake fault. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 84(B11), 6140-6148. https://doi.org/10.1029/jb084ib11p06140

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