Scientists use LiDAR, 3-D modeling software to intricately map active Chinese fault zone

Scientists use LiDAR, 3-D modeling software to intricately map active Chinese fault zone

Chinese and American scientists collaborating in the study of an active seismic fault that produced one of China's most deadly earthquakes say their deployment of an airborne LiDAR system, which uses pulses of laser light to calculate distances and chart terrain features, has helped them produce the most precise topographical measurements ever of the fault zone.



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