Variations in tectonic activities of the central and southwestern Foothills, Taiwan, inferred from River Hack profiles

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 563-578

  Chen, Yen Chieh ^a   Sung, Quocheng ^b   Chen, Chao Nan ^a   Jean, Jiin Shuh ^c  

^a TOKO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Hack profile; Strain accumulation; Taiwan Bautu

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; CURVATURE; FAULT ZONE; STRAIN; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; UPLIFT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WU RIVER;

EID: 33750611608     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2006.17.3.563(T)     Document Type: Article

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