Geological characteristics and distribution of submarine physiographic features in the taiwan region

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 139-153

  Yu, Ho Shing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Physiography; Sedimentation; Taiwan; Taiwan Strait; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING TANKS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SUBSIDENCE; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

PHYSIOGRAPHY; SEA FLOORS;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMARINE FEATURE; TECTONICS;

ASIA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 0842334535     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713773391     Document Type: Article

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