The Wenchuan earthquake occurrence background in deep structure and dynamics of lithosphere

Journal of Chengdu University of Technology (Science and Technology Edition)

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-356

  Zhu, Jie Shou ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

East margin of Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Explosive seismic profile; Longmen Mountains; Passive seismological experiment; Surface wave tomographic image; Uphtrust and fault belts; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FAULT ZONE; INDIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOLOGY; STRONG MOTION; SURFACE WAVE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 49149097213     PISSN: 16719727     EISSN: 16719727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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