Transition between the Okinawa Trough backarc extension and the Taiwan collision: New insights on the southernmost Ryukyu subduction zone

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 163-187

  Hsu, Shu Kun ^a,b   Sibuet, Jean Claude ^a   Monti, Serge ^a   Shyu, Chuen Tien ^c   Liu, Char Shine ^c  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Along axis propagating trench; Arc arc collision; Backarc extension; Gaguaridge; Luzon arc; Okinawa trough; Taiwan; Trench segmentation

Indexed keywords

ARC-ARC COLLISION; ARC/ARC COLLISION; BACKARC EXTENSIION; BACKARC EXTENSION; FAULTING; FAULTS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TRENCH SEGMENTATION;

JAPAN, RYUKU ISLANDS; PACIFIC, OKINAWA TROUGH; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030485322     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00286076     Document Type: Article

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