| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 140 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Series |
Atmosphere, Earth, ocean & space, 2524-440X |
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Atmosphere, Earth, ocean & space, 2524-440X
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| Contents |
Ching-Hua Lo, Xiwei Xu, Wen-Yen Chang and Masataka Ando: Preface -- Zhao, Li: From Chi-Chi to Wenchuan: Two Decades of Earthquake Research in Taiwan and Mainland China -- Xu, Xiwei, Huang, Bor-Shouh, Chang, Chung-Pai, Y.X. Lee, Xibin Tan, Qi Wang and Chong Xu: The Geology, Geophysics and Geodesy of the Wenchuan Mw7.9 Earthquake -- Ma, Kuo-Fong, Hidemi Tanaka, and Yen-Yu Lin: Earthquake kinematics and fault zone dynamics associated with the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake -- Renqi Lu: Seismotectonics of the 2013 Lushan Mw 6.7 earthquake -- Xhifeng Ding: Research on the deep structure of the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau from China array -- Kuo-Chen, Hao, Hui-Teng Cai, Chien-Ying Wang, Xin Jin, Wen-Yen Chang: Crustal Structures from Wuyi-Yunkai Orogen to Taiwan Orogen -- Xu, Xiwei, Cheng-Horng Lin et. al.: Seismo-geological signatures for Mg".0 earthquake risk areas and their experimental prediction |
| Summary |
This book collects a series of review articles summarizing the outcomes of collaborative research projects on the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake and the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, two of the largest and most disastrous earthquakes in Asia in the last two decades. The articles cover a broad range of aspects, including these earthquakes fundamental mechanisms, kinematics, and the geological and geophysical background of their fracture faults. Presenting comprehensive coverage, the book offers a valuable reference guide to these two devastating earthquakes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 3, 2021) |
| Subject |
Earthquakes -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Earthquakes -- Taiwan.
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Geology, Structural -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Geology, Structural -- Taiwan
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Earthquakes
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Geology, Structural
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China -- Tibet Autonomous Region
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Taiwan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lo, Ching-Hua.
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Xu, Xiwei, editor
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Chang, Wen-Yen, editor
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Ando, M. (Masataka), editor.
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| ISBN |
9789811562105 |
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9811562105 |
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