Geological Survey of Japan
Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology
Geodynamics Research Group
Tectonics, Structural geology, Seismology in subduction zone
Geological Survey of Japan
Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology
Geodynamics Research Group
Tectonics, Structural geology, Seismology in subduction zone
Seniour Researcher > Group Leader
New paper accepted! Otsubo et al. Localized fluid discharge by tensile cracking during the post-seismic period in subduction zones. Scientific Reports. open access (Press release from AIST)
New paper accepted! Otsubo et al. Inelastic behavior and mechanical strength of the shallow upper crust controlled by layer-parallel slip in the high-strain zone of the Niigata region, Japan. Earth, Planets and Space. open access
Collaboration paper accepted! Maeda et al. Estimating the thickness of a faulted mechanical layer based on fault spacing: An example from Miyako-jima Island, southern Ryukyu Arc, Japan. Island Arc. (article)
New paper accepted! Otsubo et al. An inhomogeneous across-slab conduit controlled by intraslab stress heterogeneity in the Nankai subduction zone. Scientific Reports. open access (Press release from AIST)
Collaboration paper accepted! Miyakawa et al. Thermal-maturity structures in an accretionary wedge by a numerical simulation. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. open access
New paper accepted! Otsubo et al. Temporal changes in the internal stresses and pore pressures in a large-scale submarine mass transport deposit. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. open access
Collaboration paper accepted! Ujiie et al. An explanation of episodic tremor and slow slip constrained by crack‐seal veins and viscous shear in subduction mélange. Geophysical Research Letters. (article)
New paper accepted! Otsubo et al. Normal-faulting stress state associated with low differential stress in an overriding plate in northeast Japan prior to the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku earthquake. Earth, Planets and Space. open access
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