A comprehensive 3D seismic velocity model for the eastern Taiwan-southernmost Ryukyu regions

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-182

  Font, Yvonne ^a   Kao, Honn ^b   Liu, Char Shine ^c   Chiao, Ling Yun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

3D velocity model; Taiwan; Westernmost Ryukyu subduction zone

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TOMOGRAPHY;

PHILIPPINE SEA; RYUKYU TRENCH;

EID: 0141457453     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2003.14.2.159(T)     Document Type: Article

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