Surface deformation and tectonic setting of Taiwan inferred from a GPS velocity field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Bos, Annemarie G ^a   Spakman, Wim ^a   Nyst, Marleen C J ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GPS data; Surface deformation; Taiwan; Tectonic setting

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; GPS; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 1442291136     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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