Sismic and morphological characteristics of the Kaohsiung submarine Canyon, southwestern Taiwan

Journal of the Geological Society of China

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-86

  Yu, H O Shing ^a   Chiang, Cheng Shing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Seismics; Submarine canyon; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORT; SEISMIC CHARACTERISTICS; SEISMIC SURVEY; SUBMARINE CANYON; SUBMARINE CANYONS;

SOUTH CHINA SEA, KAOHSIUNG CANYON;

EID: 0030434912     PISSN: 10187057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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