Coseismic deformation revealed by inversion of strong motion and GPS data: The 2003 Chengkung earthquake in eastern Taiwan

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 667-674

  Hu, Jyr Ching ^a   Cheng, Li Wei ^a   Chen, Horng Yue ^b   Wu, Yih Min ^a   Lee, Jian Cheng ^b   Chen, Yue Gau ^a   Lin, Kuan Chuan ^c   Rau, Ruey Juin ^d   Kuochen, Hao ^c   Chen, Hui Hsuan ^d   Yu, Shui Bei ^b   Angelier, Jacques ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Chengkung earthquake; Chihshang fault; Coseimic deformation; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; GPS; SEISMIC ZONE; STRONG MOTION;

ASIA; CHENGKUNG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34247252062     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03359.x     Document Type: Article

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