Wen-Tzong Liang


Education:
Ph.D. Marine Geology & Geophysics, National Taiwan University 1998
M.Sc. Marine Geology & Geophysics, National Taiwan University 1990
B.Sc. Physics, National Taiwan Normal University 1987

 

Employment:
Data Management Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Manager/Specialist Since 2001/8
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Postdoc. 1998/7~2001/7
Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Assistant 1992/6~1994/6
Navy, Taiwan ROC Ensign 1990/7~1992/5
Department of Earth Science, National Taiwan Normal University Teaching Assistant 1987/7~1988/6

 

Shipboard Experience:
Heat Flow Measurement off Eastern Taiwan (Training cruise) Ocean Researcher Vessel I 1990/6
Marine Thermal Structure off Northeastern Taiwan Ocean Researcher Vessel I 1992/7
Seismic Survey off Eastern Taiwan Ocean Researcher Vessel I 1999/7

Mantle Reservoirs and Migration Associated with Australian-Antarctic Rifting
(Geophysicist, ODP Leg 187)

 JODIES Resolution 1999/11~2000/1

 


PUBLICATIONS:

Liang, W. T., J. M. Chiu and Kwanghee Kim, Anomalous Pn waves observed in eastern Taiwan: Indication of thin crust and elevated oceanic mantle beneath the active collision zone suture, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 97, doi: 10.1785/0120060226, (in press) 2007.

Konstantinos, K. I., C.H. Lin and W.T. Liang, Seismicity characteristics of a potentially active Quarternary volcano: the Tatun Volcano Group, northern Taiwan, J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 106, 300-318, 2007.

Huang, B. S., W. G. Huang, W. T. Liang, R. J. Rau and N. Hirata, Anisotropy beneath an active collision orogen of Taiwan: Results from across islands array observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L24302, doi:10.1029/2006GL027844, 2006.

Wu, Y.M., H.Y. Yen, L. Zhao, B.S. Huang, and W.T. Liang, Magnitude determination using initial P waves: A single-station approach, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L05306, doi:10.1029/2005GL025395, 2006.

Lin, C.H., K.I. Konstantinou, W.T. Liang, H.C. Pu, Y.M. Lin, S.H. You, Preliminary analysis of volcanoseismic signals recorded at the Tatun Volcano Group, northern Taiwan, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L10313, doi:10.1029/ 2005GL022861,2005.

Liang, W.T., Y.H. Liu and H. Kao, Source Parameters of Regional Earthquakes in Taiwan: January-December, 2002, TAO, 15, 727-741, 2004.

Chen, P.F., B.S. Huang and W.T. Liang, Evidence of a Slab of Subducted Lithosphere Beneath Central Taiwan from Seismic Waveforms and Travel Times, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 229, 61-71, 2004. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.10.031

Huh, C.A., C.C. Su, W.T. Liang and C.Y. Ling, Linkages between turbidites in the southern Okinawa Trough and submarine earthquakes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, doi:10.1029/2004GL 019731, 2004.

Shau, Y.-H., Torii, M., Horng, C.-S., and Liang, W.-T., 2004. Magnetic properties of mid-ocean-ridge basalts from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 187. In Pedersen, R.B., Christie, D.M., and Miller, D.J. (Eds.), Proc. ODP, Sci. Results, 187 [Online]. Available from World Wide Web: <http://www-odp.tamu.edu/publications/187_SR/204/204.htm

Roberts, A.P., M, Winklhofer, W.T. Liang and C.S. Horng, Testing the Hypothesis of Orbital (Eccentricity) Influence on Earth's Magnetic Field, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 216, 187-192, 2003. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00480-1

Konstantinou, K.I., H. Kao, C.H. Lin and W.T. Liang, Analysis of broad-band regional waveforms of the 1996 September 29 earthquake at Bardarbunga volcano, central Iceland: investigation of the magma injection hypothesis, Geophys. J. Int.,154(1), 134-145, 2003. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01932.x

Liang, W.T., Y.H. Liu and Honn, Kao, Source parameters of Regional Earthquakes in Taiwan: January-December, 2001, TAO 14, 249-260, 2003.

Chiao, L.Y. and W.T. Liang, Multiresolution parameterization for geophysical inverse problems, Geophysics, 68, 199-209, 2003.

Horng, C.S., A. Robert and W.T. Liang, A 2.14-Myr astronomically tuned record of relative geomagnetic paleointensity from the western Philippine Sea. J. Geophys. Res.,108(B11), doi:10.1029/2001JB001698, 2003.

Kao, H., Y.H. Liu, W.T. Liang, and Wang-Ping Chen, Sourece parameters of regional earthquakes in Taiwan: 1999-2000 Including the Chi-Chi Earthquake sequence, TAO, 13, 279-298, 2002.

Horng, C.S., M.Y. Lee, H. Palike, K.Y. Wei, W.T. Liang, Y. Iizuka, and M. Tori, Astronomically calibrated ages for geomagnetic reversals within the Matuyama chron, Earth Planets Space, 54, 679-690, 2002.

Kao, H., Y.H. Liu, S.C. Chen, and W.T. Liang, Source parameters of regional earthquakes in Taiwan: January-December, 1998, TAO, 13, 197-204, 2002.

Liang, W.T., H. Kao and C.C. Liu, The current status of the Broadband Array in Taiwan for Seismology (BATS), IRIS Annual Meeting, 2002.

Liang, W.T., H. Kao, W.G. Huang, and C.C. Liu, Introduction to the Data Management Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, iSEAT Abstract, 2001.

Liang, W.T., H. Kao, and R. Kao, Crustal structures beneath the Tarim basin and Tibetan plateau, Cross-strait seismological conference, IV, 2001.

Chen, K.J., C.M. Wang, S.K. Hsu, and W.T. Liang, Geomagnetic basement relief of the northern Taiwan area, TAO, 12, 441-460, 2001.

Kao, H., W.T. Liang, T.Y. Chang, Y.H. Liu, and E.T. Lee, Seismic strain field in Taiwan, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T41E-01, 2001.

Christie, D.M., Pedersen, R.B., Miller, D.J., et al., 2001. Proc. ODP, Init. Repts., 187 [CD-ROM]. Available from: Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77845-9547, USA.

Rau, R.J., W.T. Liang, H. Kao., and B.S. Huang, 2000, Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Taiwan Orogen, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 177, 177-192.

Liang, W.T. and H. Kao, Lateral variation of crustal structure beneath the Tibetan plateau: Inference from Rayleigh wave group velocity inversion, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T72B-05, 2000.

Liang, W.T., L.Y. Chiao and B.Y. Kuo, Heterogeneous smoothing for block inversion: A case study of D" shear velocity tomography, WPGM, 2000.

Liang, W.T. and H. Kao, Crustal structure beneath the Tarim basin: Inference from group velocity inversions, Eos, Trans. AGU, 80(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T41c-16, 1999.

Liang, W.T., Upper mantle 3-D shear wave tomography beneath the northern Southeast Indian Ocean, PhD dissertation, pp.135, 1998.(in Chinese)

Liang, W.T., L.Y. Chiao, B.Y. Kuo, and K.J. Muirhead, Velocity structure associated with the Australian-Antarctic continental rifting, Eos Trans. AGU, 79, West. Pac. Geophy. Meet. Suppl., Abstract, 1998.

Liang, W.T., L.Y. Chiao, B.Y. Kuo,and K.J. Muirhead, Rayleigh Wave Group Velocity Tomography Beneath the Northern Southeast Indian Ocean, Eos Trans. AGU, 78, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S41E-05, 1997.

Yeh, Y.H., H.Y. Yen, K.C. Chen, J.M. Chiu, C.H. Lin, W.T. Liang, B.S. Huang, C.R. Lin, and T.Y. Hou, 1997, A high-resolution seismic array experiment in the Hualien area, Taiwan, TAO, 8, 329-344.

Rau, R.J., W.T. Liang, H. Kao, and B.S. Huang, 1997, Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Taiwan Orogen, Eos Trans. AGU, 78, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T51C-18, 1997.

Liang, W.T., L.Y. Chiao, and B.Y. Kuo, A Fast Velocity Anomaly to the West of the AAD: Inversion Approach, Eos Trans. AGU, 77, West. Pac. Geophy. Meet. Suppl., Abstract S41A-04, 1996.

Yen, H.Y., W.T. Liang, B.Y. Kuo, Y.H. Yeh, C.S. Liu, D. Reed, N. Lundberg, F. C. Su and H.S. Chung, A regional gravity map for the subduction-collision zone near Taiwan, TAO, 6, 2, 233-250, 1995.

Liang, W.T., and B.Y. Kuo, Orthogonal sets of cracks beneath one station at different azimuths: Inference from shear-wave splitting analysis in northern Taiwan, Eos Trans. AGU, 75, West. Pac. Geophy. Meet., Abstract SE11A-11, 1994.

Liang, W.T., Crustal shear wave anisotropy beneath northern Taiwan, Master thesis, pp.94, 1990.(in Chinese)