Subsurface imaging, TAIGER experiments and tectonic models of Taiwan

FT Wu, H Kuo-Chen, KD McIntosh - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
The seismicity, deformation rates and associated erosion in the Taiwan region clearly
demonstrate that plate tectonic and orogenic activities are at a high level. Major geologic …

Three-dimensional magnetotelluric inversion in practice—the electrical conductivity structure of the San Andreas Fault in Central California

K Tietze, O Ritter - Geophysical Journal International, 2013 - academic.oup.com
D inversion techniques have become a widely used tool in magnetotelluric (MT) data
interpretation. However, with real data sets, many of the controlling factors for the outcome of …

A review of recent developments in the study of regional lithospheric electrical structure of the Asian continent

L Zhang - Surveys in Geophysics, 2017 - Springer
The Asian continent was formed through the amalgamation of several major continental
blocks that were formerly separated by the Paleo-Asian and Tethyan Oceans. During this …

Application of 3-D electromagnetic inversion in practice: challenges, pitfalls and solution approaches

MP Miensopust - Surveys in Geophysics, 2017 - Springer
In recent years, three-dimensional (3-D) inversion of electromagnetic (EM) data gained a lot
of attention and the number of 3-D EM case studies has increased. Many publications …

Seismogenic Structure of the 2014 M6. 5 Ludian Earthquake From Three‐Dimensional Joint Inversion of Magnetotelluric Data and Seismic Arrival Times

Y Huang, M Moorkamp, J Gao… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
On 3 August 2014, a destructive earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 occurred in the Ludian
region in Yunan, China, causing heavy casualties. However, the seismogenic structure of …

Layered deformation in the Taiwan orogen

TY Huang, Y Gung, BY Kuo, LY Chiao, YN Chen - Science, 2015 - science.org
The underthrusting of continental crust during mountain building is an issue of debate for
orogens at convergent continental margins. We report three-dimensional seismic anisotropic …

Imaging the Whole‐Lithosphere Architecture of a Mineral System—Geophysical Signatures of the Sources and Pathways of Ore‐Forming Fluids

MJ Comeau, M Becken… - Geochemistry …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral systems can be thought of as a combination of several critical elements, including
the whole‐lithosphere architecture, favorable geodynamic/tectonic events, and fertility …

The inability of magnetotelluric off-diagonal impedance tensor elements to sense oblique conductors in three-dimensional inversion

D Kiyan, AG Jones, J Vozar - Geophysical Journal International, 2014 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we use synthetic data sets from a profile to demonstrate the importance of
aligning the 3-D mesh and data coordinate system with the dominant geo-electrical strike …

Magnetotelluric imaging of the Ohaaki geothermal system, New Zealand: Implications for locating basement permeability

EA Bertrand, TG Caldwell, GJ Hill, SL Bennie… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Closely-spaced broadband MT (magnetotelluric) data measured on a profile through the
Ohaaki geothermal system show that the basement greywacke directly beneath the …

The significance of tomographic edge zones for large earthquakes in Taiwan

Z Wang, H Kao - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Seismogenesis of large earthquakes in Taiwan are often controlled by regional tectonics.
Despite decades of efforts, the detailed relationship between seismogenesis of disastrous …