Geomechanical appraisal of seismogenic faults in northeast Taiwan

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-142

  Teng, Louis S ^a   Lee, Chyi Tyi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGENIC FAULT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030322354     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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