Formation of the Taiwan Island as a solitary wave along the Eurasian continental plate margin: Magnetic and seismological evidence

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-354

  Wang, Chengsung ^a   Huang, Chih Ping ^a   Ke, Lei Yui ^a   Chien, Wen Ju ^a   Hsu, Su Kun ^a   Shyu, Chun Tien ^a   Cheng, Win Bin ^a   Lee, Chao Shing ^a   Teng, Louis S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic and seismological evidence; Mountain building and collapsing; Oblique lithospheric convergence; Solitary wave; Taiwan island

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ISLAND; MAGNETIC METHOD; SEISMOLOGY; SOLITARY WAVE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRANSITION ZONE;

EUROPE; PHILIPPINE SEA; PHILIPPINES; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036753088     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2002.13.3.339(CCE)     Document Type: Article

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