Application of SAR interferometry to a large thrust deformation: The 1999 Mw = 7.6 Chichi earthquake in central Taiwan

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Chang, C P ^a   Wang, C T ^a   Chang, T Y ^a   Chen, K S ^a   Liang, L S ^a   Pathier, E ^b   Angelier, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Chichi earthquake; SAR interferometry; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 5144225203     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02385.x     Document Type: Article

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