The Taiwan-Ryukyu subduction-collision complex: Folding of a viscoelastic slab and the double seismic zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Chou, Han Chiang ^a,b   Kuo, Ban Yuan ^c   Hung, Shu Huei ^a   Chiao, Ling Yun ^d   Zhao, Dapeng ^e   Wu, Yih Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Cing Shuei Senior High School   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; SEISMIC ZONE; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TRENCH; VISCOELASTICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINE SEA; TAIWAN;

EID: 33744919062     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003822     Document Type: Article

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