Research on paleoearthquakes in Jiuxian trenches across Nankou-Sunhe fault zone in Changping County of Beijing plain

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences 2002-02, Vol.45 (2), p.160-173
• Main Authors: Jiang, Wali, Hou, Zhihua, Xie, Xinsheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Deformation; Earthquakes; Fault lines; Fault zones; Geomorphology; Holocene; Palaeo studies; Paleogeology; Seismic activity; Seismic hazard; Tectonics; Trenches
• ISSN: 1674-7313; 1006-9313; 1869-1897; 1862-2801
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02879793

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