Tomographic evidence for the Eurasian lithosphere subducting beneath south Taiwan

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Zhi ^a   Zhao, Dapeng ^a   Wang, Jian ^b   Kao, Honn ^c  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; LITHOSPHERE; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE;

GEOPHYSICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMICITY; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; EURASIAN PLATES; GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE; HIGH VELOCITY; MOUNTAIN BUILDING; PHILIPPINE SEAS; TECTONIC FRAMEWORK; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

EID: 34447542779     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027166     Document Type: Article

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