Development of earthquake early warning system in Taiwan

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Hsiao, Nai Chi ^a   Wu, Yih Min ^b   Shin, Tzay Chyn ^a   Zhao, Li ^c   Teng, Ta Liang ^d  

^a CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAUX; EARLY WARNING; EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING; EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION; P WAVES; PEAK DISPLACEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; STRONG-MOTION; SUB-NETWORK; WAVE METHOD;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; EARTHQUAKES;

RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS);

EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GROUND MOTION; P-WAVE; REAL TIME; STRONG MOTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 65649145489     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036596     Document Type: Article

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