Crustal motion of Chinese mainland and preparation of Ms 8. 0 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 531-537

  Guo, Liang Qian ^a   Li, Yan Xing ^a   Hu, Xin Kang ^a   Liu, Xia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese mainland; Dynamic variation; Horizontal movement; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; FAULT ZONE; INDIAN PLATE; SHEAR; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

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

EID: 67649213580     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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