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Articles:  (PDF=preprint, DOI=online article)

[21] A. Rubin and J.-P. Ampuero
Self-similar slip pulses during rate-and-state earthquake nucleation.
J. Geophys. Res., 114, B11305, doi:10.1029/2009JB006529
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[20] Y. Ben-Zion and J.-P. Ampuero (2009)
Seismic radiation from regions sustaining material damage.
Geophys. J. Int., 178 (3), 1351-1356, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04285.x
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[19] J. De La Puente, J.-P. Ampuero and M. Kaeser (2009)
Dynamic rupture modeling on unstructured meshes using a discontinuous Galerkin method.
J. Geophys. Res., 114, B10302, doi:10.1029/2008JB006271
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[18] V. Lyakhovsky, Y. Hamiel, J.-P. Ampuero and Y. Ben-Zion (2009)
Nonlinear damage rheology and wave resonance in rocks.
Geophys. J. Int., 178 (2), 910-920, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04205.x
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[17] K. Ariyoshi, T. Hori, J.-P. Ampuero , Y. Kaneda, T. Matsuzawa, R. Hino and A. Hasegawa (2009)
Influence of interaction between small asperities on various types of slow earthquakes in a 3-D simulation for a subduction plate boundary.
In press in Gondwana Research.
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[16] R. A. Harris et al. (2009)
The SCEC/USGS dynamic earthquake-rupture code verification exercise
Seism. Res. Lett., 80 (1), 119-126, doi:10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119
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[15] H. Perfettini and J.-P. Ampuero (2008)
Dynamics of a velocity strenghtening region: implications for slow earthquakes and postseismic slip
J. Geophys. Res., 113 (B9), B09411, doi:10.1029/2007JB005398
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[14] Y. Kaneko, N. Lapusta and J.-P. Ampuero (2008)
Spectral-element modeling of spontaneous earthquake rupture on rate and state faults: Effect of velocity-strengthening friction at shallow depths
J. Geophys. Res., 113 (B9), B09317, doi:10.1029/2007JB005553
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[13] J. Ripperger, P. M. Mai and J.-P. Ampuero (2008)
Variability of near-field ground motion from dynamic earthquake rupture simulations
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 98 (3), 1207-1228; doi:10.1785/0120070076
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[12] J.-P. Ampuero and Y. Ben-Zion (2008)
Cracks, pulses and macroscopic asymmetry of dynamic rupture on a bimaterial interface with velocity-weakening friction
Geophys. J. Int., 173 (2), 674-692, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03736.x
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[11] J.-P. Ampuero and A. M. Rubin (2008)
Earthquake nucleation on rate-and-state faults : aging and slip laws
J. Geophys. Res., 113, B01302, doi:10.1029/2007JB005082
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[10] M. Haney, R. Snieder, J.-P. Ampuero and R. Hofmann (2007)
Spectral element modeling of fault-plane reflections arising from fluid pressure distributions
Geophys. J. Int., 170 (2), 933-951, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03437.x
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[9] L. Boschi, J.-P. Ampuero, D. Peter, P. M. Mai, G. Soldati, D. Giardini (2007)
Petascale computing for future breakthroughs in global seismology
Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 163 (1-4), 245-250, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2007.02.011
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[8] A. M. Rubin and J. P. Ampuero (2007)
Aftershock asymmetry on a bimaterial interface
J. Geophys. Res., 112, B05307, doi:10.1029/2006JB004337
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[7] J. Ripperger, J.-P. Ampuero, P. M. Mai and D. Giardini (2007)
Earthquake source characteristics from dynamic rupture with constrained stochastic fault stress
J. Geophys. Res., 112, B04311, doi:10.1029/2006JB004515
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[6] G. Hillers, P. M. Mai, Y. Ben-Zion and J.-P. Ampuero (2006)
Statistical properties of seismicity of fault zones at different evolutionary stages
Geophys. J. Int., 169 (2), 515-533. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03275.x
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[5] R. Madariaga, J.-P. Ampuero and M. Adda-Bedia (2006)
Seismic radiation from simple models of earthquakes
"Radiated Energy and the Physics of Earthquakes", AGU Monograph;
A. McGarr, R. Abercrombie, H. Kanamori and G. di Toro, Eds.
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[4] J.-P. Ampuero, J. Ripperger and P. M. Mai (2006)
Properties of dynamic earthquake ruptures with heterogeneous stress drop
"Radiated Energy and the Physics of Earthquakes", AGU Monograph;
A. McGarr, R. Abercrombie, H. Kanamori and G. di Toro, Eds.
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[3] A.M. Rubin and J.-P. Ampuero (2005)
Earthquake nucleation on (aging) rate-and-state faults
J. Geophys. Res., 110, B11312, doi:10.1029/2005JB003686
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[2] J.-P. Ampuero and F.A. Dahlen (2005)
Ambiguity of the moment tensor.
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 95 (2), 390-400, doi:10.1785/0120040103
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[1] J.-P. Ampuero, J.-P. Vilotte and F.-J. Sánchez-Sesma (2002)
Nucleation of rupture under slip dependent friction law: simple models of fault zone.
J. Geophys. Res., 107 (B12), 2324, doi:10.1029/2001JB000452
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Submitted / in review:

K. Ariyoshi, T. Matsuzawa, J.-P. Ampuero, R. Nakata, T. Hori, Y. Kaneda, R. Hino and A. Hasegawa
Change in behavior of slow earthquake migration: A good indicator for preseismic slip of megathrust earthquakes
Subimtted to Geophys. Res. Lett., Nov 2009
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In proceedings:

P. M. Mai, J. Ripperger, J.-P. Ampuero and G. Hillers (2006)
Frontiers in Source Modeling for Near-Source Ground-Motion Prediction
Third International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Grenoble 30.8 - 1.9. 2006
(edited by P.-Y. Bard, E. Chaljub, C. Cornou, F. Cotton, P. Guegen), pp. 97 - 114.
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P. Moczo, J.-P. Ampuero , J. Kristek, S. M. Day, M. Kristekova, P. Pazak, M. Galis, and H. Igel (2006)
Comparison of Numerical Methods for Seismic Wave Propagation and Source Dynamics - the SPICE Code Validation
Third International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Grenoble 30.8 - 1.9. 2006
(edited by P.-Y. Bard, E. Chaljub, C. Cornou, F. Cotton, P. Guegen), pp. 495 - 504.
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J.-P. Ampuero
Effects of non-linear weakening on earthquake source scalings.
Extended abstract for the 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin 2005
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Complete list of conference abstracts.




Ph.D. dissertation: (in French)

J.-P. Ampuero (Université Paris VII, October 2002)
Etude physique et numérique de la nucléation des séismes
A physical and numerical study of earthquake nucleation


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Table des matières, avant-propos, remerciements.
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Chapitre 1: Introduction
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Chapitre 2: Nucléation quasi-statique (localisation, bifurcations ...)
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Chapitre 3: Nucléation dynamique et observables sismologiques
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Chapitre 4: Rupture dynamique et Elements Spectraux
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Conclusions, bibliographie, résumé.
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Some work in progress: (with links to conference abstracts)

J.-P. Ampuero, Y. Ben-Zion and V. Lyakhovsky
Interaction between dynamic rupture and off-fault continuum damage
SSA 2008 poster

J.-P. Ampuero and H. Perfettini.
The efficiency of brittle asperities in driving recurrent slow earthquakes

J.-P. Ampuero and T. Nissen-Meyer.
Dispersion properties of spectral elements for wave propagation and higher order timestepping algorithms
AGU 2006 abstract

J.-P. Ampuero and A. M. Rubin.
Properties of immediate aftershocks at Parkfield and their relation to rupture dynamics in bimaterial interfaces
AGU 2004 abstract

G. Festa, J.-P. Ampuero and J.-P. Vilotte.
The spectral element method for earthquake rupture dynamics
AGU 2006 abstract, preliminary draft with implementation details

V. Rocabado, J.-P. Ampuero, M. Schmitz, J.-P. Vilotte, M. Sobiesiak, F. Audemard and H. Rendón.
Seismicity, earthquake scenarios and seismic response for the Caracas sedimentary basin, Venezuela
EGU 2005 abstract

J.-P. Ampuero and J.-P. Vilotte
Insights on fault friction from the shape of some seismic nucleation phases: scale-dependent or non-linear friction ?
EGS 2003 abstract, slideshow



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