Coseismic indentor-related deformation during the termination of subduction and its associated geophysical characteristics: An example from Taiwan

Lithosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 594-602

  Chi, Wu Cheng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; FAULT SLIPS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; GRAVITATION; HEAT TRANSFER; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; BOUGUER GRAVITY ANOMALIES; FAULT-SLIP MODEL; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; SEISMIC INSTRUMENTS; SEISMIC-MOMENT RELEASE; SEISMOGENIC STRUCTURES; TECTONIC EXTRUSION;

EARTHQUAKES;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; COLLISION ZONE; DATA SET; DEWATERING; EXHUMATION; FAULT SLIP; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; GEOPHYSICS; GPS; PASSIVE MARGIN; RUPTURE; SEISMIC MOMENT; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

MANILA TRENCH; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAIWAN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84873515598     PISSN: 19418264     EISSN: 19474253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/L193.1     Document Type: Article

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