Electrical structures of the source area of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake: Spatial correlation between crustal conductors and aftershocks

Tectonophysics

Volumn 443, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 280-288

  Chen, Chien Chih ^a   Chi, Sung Ching ^a   Chen, Chow Son ^a   Yang, Chieh Hou ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING YUN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; Crustal conductors; Crustal fluids; Electrical structures; Magnetotellurics; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34648833681     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.01.018     Document Type: Article

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