Topography reveals seismic hazard

被引：96

作者：

Kirby, Eric ^{[1
]}

Whipple, Kelin ^{[2
]}

Harkins, Nathan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Geosci, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[2] Arizona State Univ, Sch Earth & Space Explorat, Tempe, AZ 85284 USA

来源：

NATURE GEOSCIENCE | 2008年 / 1卷 / 08期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1038/ngeo265

中图分类号：

P [天文学、地球科学];

学科分类号：

07 ;

摘要：

The devastating earthquake in the Chinese province of Sichuan struck an area that was not expected to suffer seismic activity of such magnitude. Yet topographic analyses of the region indicate active deformation, suggesting a way of refining maps of earthquake risk elsewhere.

引用

页码：485 / 487

页数：3

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