Geomorphic analysis of the Central Range fault, the second major active structure of the Longitudinal Valley suture, eastern Taiwan

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1447-1462

  Shyu, J Bruce H ^a   Sieh, Kerry ^a   Chen, Yue Gau ^b   Chung, Ling Ho ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Central Range fault; Exhumation; Longitudinal Valley; Sutures; Taiwan; Tectonic geomorphology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKENING; EXHUMATION RATE; REVERSE FAULTS; VOLCANIC ARC;

GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVERS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

LANDFORMS;

CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP; EXHUMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ISLAND ARC; REVERSE FAULT; RIVER TERRACE; SLIP RATE; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGITUDINAL VALLEY; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750987916     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25905.1     Document Type: Article

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