Written by  F.Wu and U.S./Taiwan TAIGER teams

Based on the large amount of existing geological and geophysical research in Taiwan, a range of tectonic models has been proposed that differ significantly in details. From these models many deductions, especially regarding the structures at depth, can be made. The ongoing TAIGER project calls for a comprehensive set of geophysical experiments to determine the locations and moment tensors of earthquakes, especially those offshore, and obtain multi-scale images of the crust and upper-mantle. The results will be used to check against the deductions and thus test existing models. We will also explore existing and geodynamical models that are consistent with new data.