A Three-Dimensional Vp Model of the Southeastern Taiwan Area and Its Tectonic Implications

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-452

  Cheng, Win Bin ^a,c   Wang, Chengsung ^b   Shyu, Chuen Tien ^c   Shin, Tzay Chyn ^a  

^a CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3 D velocity structure; Seismicity; Tectonic structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001284182     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.1998.9.3.425(TAICRUST)     Document Type: Article

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