Generation mechanism of Wenchuan strong earthquake of Ms8.0 inferred from em measurements in three levers

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 553-563

  Zhao, Guo Ze ^a   Chen, Xiao Bin ^a   Xiao, Qi Bin ^a   Wang, Li Feng ^a   Tang, Ji ^a   Zhan, Yan ^a   Wang, Ji Jun ^a   Zhang, Ji Hong ^b   Utada, H ^c   Uyeshima, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SHANDONG PROVINCE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake generation; Electric structure; Longmenshan faults; Mantle transition zone; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

BELT; INDIAN PLATE; MANTLE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; SLAB; TECTONICS; TRANSITION ZONE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LONGMEN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 67649197433     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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