Determination of vertical velocity field of southernmost longitudinal valley in Eastern Taiwan: A joint analysis of leveling and GPS measurements

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-376

  Chen, Horng Yue ^a   Lee, Jian Cheng ^a   Tung, Hsin ^a   Yu, Shui Beih ^a   Hsu, Ya Ju ^a   Lee, Hungkyu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Changwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GPS; Interseismic vertical velocity; Longitudinal valley; Precise leveling; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT ZONE; GPS; PLATE TECTONICS; SEISMIC ZONE; SUTURE ZONE;

LONGITUDINAL VALLEY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84865020190     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2012.02.29.01(TT)     Document Type: Article

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