Crustal deformation at the Sumatran subduction zone revealed by coral rings

Analyses of coral rings grown in the interval 1970–1997 reveal a geographically distinct pattern of interseismic uplift off Sumatra's western coast. At distances less than 110 km from the Sumatran trench, coral reefs are submerging as fast as 5 mm/y. At 130 and 180 km distance from the trench,...

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Main Authors: Ward, Steven N., Natawidjaja, Danny H., Suwargadi, Bambang W., Sieh, Kerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95647
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8432
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English