Modern Orogeny in Taiwan

本研究探讨一个有趣的构造问题，即台湾地区的快速造山过程。最近的一些发展已经产生了开展这项工作所需的有价值的数据集：来自旅行时反演的三维速度数据、台湾的布格重力数据、海洋阶地的C14测年、古地磁发现和大地测量。本研究包括综合这些数据集，进一步补充地震矩张量解和地震事件的空间分布。研究结果可用于台湾造山过程造山模式的改进与修正。由于这项工作直接涉及造山和地震活动的过程，因此它可以直接应用于国家减少地震危害计划。

This research deals with an interesting tectonic problem, the rapid on-going orogenic process in Taiwan. Several recent developments there have produced valuable data sets needed to carry out this proposed work: 3-D velocity data from travel-time inversion, Bouguer gravity data of Taiwan, C14 dating of marine terraces, paleomagnetic findings, and geodetic surveys. This research involves synthesizing these data sets by further complementing them with earthquake moment tensor solutions and spatial distribution of seismic events. The results will be applied to the improvement/modification of current orogenic models of the mountain-building process of Taiwan. Because this work deals directly with the processes of mountain-building and seismic activity, it has direct application to the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.