Active deformation of Taiwan from GPS measurements and numerical simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B2, 2001, Pages 2265-2280

  Hu, Jyr Ching ^a,d   Yu, Shui Beih ^a   Angelier, Jacques ^b   Chu, Hao Tsu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^d Inst Secdry Sch Teach in Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; DEFORMATION; GPS; PLATE MOTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0035069939     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900196     Document Type: Article

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