Preparatory mechanism of Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake evidenced by crust-deformation data

Some crustal-deformation data related to the Ms8.0 Wenchuan in 2008, was described and a model that is capable of explaining the observed deformation features is presented. The data include: pre-earthquake uplift in an area south of the epicenter obtained by repeated-leveling measurements; pre-earth...

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Main Authors: Bo Wanju, Yang Guohua, Zhan Wei, Zhang Fengshuang, Wan Wenni, Zhang Licheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2011-05-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301683