The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and active tectonics of Asia

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 797-804

  Fu, Bihong ^a   Walker, Richard ^b   Sandiford, Mike ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 79551508231     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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