Precollisional tectonics and terrain amalgamation offshore southern Taiwan: Characterizations from reflection seismic and potential field data

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 897-908

  Li, ChunFeng ^a   Zhou, ZuYi ^a   Li, JiaBiao ^b   Chen, HuanJiang ^a   Geng, JianHua ^a   Li, Hui ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Bouguer gravity anomaly; Gravity and magnetic modeling; Huatung Basin; Luzon Arc; Precollisional tectonics; Taiwan orogen

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER GRAVITY ANOMALY; LUZON ARC; PHILIPPINE PLATE; PRECOLLISIONAL TECTONICS; TAIWAN OROGEN;

EARTHQUAKES; GRAVITATION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; TAIWAN;

TECTONICS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BOUGUER ANOMALY; FAULTING; FOLDING; GEODYNAMICS; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; POTENTIAL FIELD; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947385057     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-0025-9     Document Type: Article

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