A special issue on the great 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (Mw7.9): Observations and unanswered questions

Tectonophysics

Volumn 491, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Yin, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955469875     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.05.019     Document Type: Editorial

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