Spatial characteristics of the surface rupture produced by the M s8. 0 wenchuan earthquake using high-resolution remote sensing imagery

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1679-1687

  Fu, Bihong ^a   Shi, Pilong ^a   Zhang, Zhiwu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Aerial remote sensing; Disaster effect; Earthquake fault; Ms 8. 0 Wenchuan earthquake; Thrust fault

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; REMOTE SENSING; SEISMIC HAZARD; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMENSHAN FAULT ZONE; SICHUAN;

EID: 62749144493     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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