Expected temporal absolute gravity change across the Taiwanese Orogen, a modeling approach

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 48, Issue 3-5, 2009, Pages 284-291

  Mouyen, M ^a   Masson, F ^a   Hwang, C ^b   Cheng, C C ^b   Cattin, R ^c   Lee, C W ^d   Le Moigne, N ^c   Hinderer, J ^a   Malavieille, J ^c   Bayer, R ^c   Luck, B ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gravity; Mass transfers; Modeling; Surrection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GPS; GRAVIMETRY; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY FIELD; GRAVITY SURVEY; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 72049083470     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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