Dynamic mechanisms of the post-seismic deformation following large events: Case study of the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan of China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1813-1824

  Zhu, Shoubiao ^a,b   Cai, Yongen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chi Chi earthquake; GPS temporal series data; Mechanism of postseismic deformation; Viscoelastic finite element method

Indexed keywords

CHI-CHI , TAIWAN; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE; DYNAMIC MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FLOW OF LIQUIDS; GPS DATA; INVERSION RESULTS; LOWER CRUST; MAIN SHOCK; MEASUREMENT DATA; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POROELASTIC; POSTSEISMIC DEFORMATION; RATE DISTRIBUTIONS; SEISMIC DEFORMATION; SURFACE DISPLACEMENT; UPPER MANTLE; VISCOELASTIC RELAXATION; VISCOUS RELAXATION;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SURFACE RELAXATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GPS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POSTSEISMIC PROCESS; SLIP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 71949107244     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0144-6     Document Type: Article

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