Re-evaluating an active fault in a major computer-manufacturing area in northern Taiwan using '1 sec' shallow reflection seismics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Wang, Chien Ying ^a   Lee, Yi Hen ^a   Hu, Yu Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; GEOLOGY; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

COMPUTER-MANUFACTURING AREA; SHALLOW MINOR FAULTING; SIESMIC REFLECTION SECTIONS;

SEISMOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; SEISMIC SURVEY;

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

EID: 22944440053     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL022344     Document Type: Article

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