Surface deformation at the epicenter of the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan M8 Earthquake, at Yingxiu Town of Sichuan Province, China

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 154-163

  Dong, Shaopeng ^a   Han, Zhujun ^a   An, Yanfen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Surface deformation; Wenchuan M8 Earthquake; Yingxiu Town

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION;

CRUSTAL FLOWS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; OBSERVATION POINTS; SICHUAN PROVINCES; STRIKE-SLIP COMPONENTS; SURFACE DEFORMATION; TIBETAN PLATEAUX; WENCHUAN M8 EARTHQUAKE; YINGXIU TOWN;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 62549161326     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: 1862281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-008-6007-0     Document Type: Article

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