Luke,

>>> Hey Chris !

if I am reading between the lines correctly to think you are using surface temperature data as a measure of frictional heating at depths where large earthquakes nucleate,

>>> Yes .... I'm using surface temperature data as a measure of frictional heating.

this is at best implausible.

>>> They said the earth was flat ... and it was "implausible" to be round.

Actually, it is physically impossible. Chris

>>> Well ... Please keep an open mind. Because it works.

Luke Thomas

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