Cheng Liao

Mr. Cheng Liao


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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10 June 2026 in Remote Sensing
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CLCheng Liao
Cheng Liao
MLMingjian Liang
Mingjian Liang
WWWeiwei Wu
Weiwei Wu
CCCong Chen
Cong Chen
HZHong Zuo
Hong Zuo
SLShuhuai Liu
Shuhuai Liu
The Abuduo Fault is a Holocene left-lateral strike-slip fault located on the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, potentially connecting eastward with the Garzê–Yushu Fault. Due to its high-altitude setting, this fault remains poorly studied, and knowledge of its detailed surface geometry and slip rate is still insufficient. Using GF-7 and other multi-source remote sensing data, field surveys, semi-automatic offset extraction software, and radiocarbon (14C) dating, we determined the fault’s fine surface geometry, offsets, and slip rate. The results show that the fault can be divided into western, central, and eastern segments based on geometric discontinuities. The central segment consists of four right-stepping en echelon faults. The western and central segments are separated by a left-stepping compressional ridge with a step-over width of ~3.1 km, while the central and eastern segments are separated by a right-stepping pull-apart basin with a step-over width of ~9.4 km. Offsets generally increase from west to east. The western and central segments may exhibit stronger Late Quaternary activity, but this understanding remains to be further validated. Based on offset measurement and the dating of a typical offset gully, the Holocene slip rate of the western segment is estimated at 2.5–2.8 mm/yr.