Earthquake-induced gravitational potential energy change in the active Taiwan orogenic belt

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-176

  Lo, Chung Liang ^a   Hsu, Shu Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Convergent plate boundary; Earthquake; Gravitational potential energy; Taiwan orogen

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; EARTHQUAKE; GRAVITY FIELD; OROGENIC BELT; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 21644464222     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02634.x     Document Type: Article

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