Crustal structure and deformation at the northern Manila Trench between Taiwan and Luzon islands

Tectonophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 229-240

  Ku, Chia Yen ^a   Hsu, Shu Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Manila Trench; Plate convergence; Seismic reflection; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANILA TRENCH; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBDUCTION;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRISMS; REFLECTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECTONICS; WATER CONTENT;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; FAULT ZONE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; THRUST; TRANSITION ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LUZON; MANILA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN;

EID: 60649095854     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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