Publication

1. Chen, S. C., C. Y. Hung, P. Y. Chen, S. S. Tfwala, M. C. Liang, C. H. Jiang and W. A. Chao* (2026) Synchronized Multidisciplinary Measurements in Large-Scale Dam Breach Experiments to Enhance the Understanding of Dam Failure Evolution, Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR040786. https://doi.org./10.1029/2025WR040786. (IF: 5.4, 68/279 in Environmental Sciences)

2. Kääb, A., J. Aga, D. Treichler, L Girod, and W. A. Chao (2026) Recent giant detachment of a glacier in Tibet provoked by its frozen tongue, Communications Earth & Environment, 7:74. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-03125-z (IF: 8.9, 8/258 in GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY)

3. Weng, M. C., W. A. Chao, C. M. Yang, T. A. Teo, K. W. Li and Y. T. Hsiao (2026) Assessing earthquake-induced displacements of a large-scale landslide by in-situ monitoring and discrete element analysis, Engineering Geology, 368, 108775, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2026.108775. (IF: 7.4, 1/41 in Engineering, Geological)

4. Chao, W. A.* and C. M. Yang (2026) A Giant Two-Stage Landslide at MaTaiAn, Taiwan: Insights from Seismic Source Inversion and Remote-Sensing Analysis, Landslides, doi:10.1007/s10346-026-02767-0 (IF: 7.0, 5/65 in Engineering, Geological)

5. Lai, T. S., W. A. Chao, C. M. Yang, Y. M. Wu, J. M. Chang, D. Y. Chen and C. F. Wu (2026) Rapid Coseismic Landslide Susceptibility Assessment via Newmark Analysis, the Decision-tree Algorithm, and a Web-based Display System, Journal of GeoEngineering, 21(2): 107-119.

6. Chang, J M., W. A. Chao*, C. M. Yang, C. Y. Chen and S. W. Liou (2026) Evaluating Seismic Wave Propagation from Rockfall Experiments to Improve Monitoring Strategies, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (under review, IF: 6.6, 7/65 in Engineering, Geological)

7. Chang, J. M., C. M. Yang, W. A. Chao, C. S. Ku, M. W. Huang, T. C. Hsieh and C. Y. Hung (2025) Unraveling Landslide Mechanisms with Seismic Signal Analysis for Enhanced Pre-Survey Understanding, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 25, 451-466. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-451-2025. (IF: 4.6, 37/202 in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)

8. Wang, K. S., W. A. Chao*, C. M. Yang, T. S. Lai and Y. M. Wu (2025) Fast report: near-real-time assessment of the ML 6.4 Dapu earthquake-induced landslides, Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 36:17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44195-025-00102-z. (IF: 1.6, 169/258 in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)

9. Yang, C. M., Z. S. Huang, C. H. Chou and W. A. Chao* (2025) Object mapping slope unit-based logistic regression model for coseismic landslide prediction: An example from the 2024 M7.2 Hualien earthquake, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. (revised for re-submission)

10. Chang, J. M., W. A. Chao* and W. K. Huang (2025) Elevation-Derived Spectrogram Yield Transferable Machine Learning for Rockfall Monitoring, Nature Communications. (in preparation)

11. Turowski, J., W. S. Chen, T. Queiβer, J. M. Chang, M. Reich, W. A. Chao, R. Nativ, C. J. Yang, M. Dietze, N. Hovius, K. Cook, Y. G. Chen and W. Y. Chang (2025) Seismic and hydrometric monitoring in the Taroko National Park, Taiwan, Earth System Science Data (in preparation)

12. Chang, J. M., Y. T. Kuo, W. A. Chao*, C. M. Lin, H. W. Lan, C. M. Yang and H. Chen (2024) Landslide Warning Area Delineation through Seismic Signals and Landslide Characteristics: Insights from the Silabaku Landslide in Southern Taiwan, Seismol. Res. Lett. doi:10.1785/0220230396 (IF: 3.3, 32/87 in Geochemistry and Geophysics)

13. Chang, J. M., W. A. Chao, C. M. Yang and M. W. Huang (2024) Coseismic and Subsequent Landslides of the 2024 Hualien Earthquake (M7.2) on April 3 in Taiwan, Landslides, doi: 10.1007/s10346-024-02312-x. (IF: 6.7, 4/41 in Engineering, Geological)

14. Chang, J. M., W. A. Chao, Y. T. Kuo, C. M. Yang, H. Chen and Y. Wang (2023) Field experiments: How well can seismic monitoring assess rock mass falling? Engineering Geology, 323, 107211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107211 (IF: 7.4, 1/41 in Engineering, Geological)

15. Yang, C. M., J. M. Chang, C. Y. Hung, C. H. Lu, W. A. Chao* and K. H. Kang (2022) Life Span of Landslide Dam on Mountain Valley Caught on Seismic Signals and its Possible Early Warnings, Landslides, 19:637-646, doi:10.1007/s10346-021-01818-y. (IF: 6.578)

16. Lai, T. S., W. A. Chao* and Y. M. Wu (2022) A Local Magnitude Scale from Borehole Recordings with Site Correction of Surface-to-Downhole, Seismol. Res. Lett. (IF: 3.754)

17. Yang, C. M., W. A. Chao, M. C. Weng, Y. Y. Fu, J. M. Chang, W. K. Huang, GeoPORT Working Group (2022) Outburst debris flow of Yusui Stream caused by a large-scale Silabaku landslide, Southern Taiwan, Landslides, doi:10.1007/s10346-022-01888-6 (IF: 6.578)

18. Nguyen, T. S., K. H. Yang, Y. K. Wu, F. Teng, W. A. Chao and W. L. Lee (2022) Post-failure process and kinematic behavior of two Landslides: Case study and material point analyses, Computers and Geotechnics, 148, 104797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104797. (IF: 5.3, 8/41 in Engineering, Geological)

19. Lin, Y. N., Y. C. Chen, Y. T. Kuo and W. A. Chao (2022) Performance study of landslide detection using multi-temporal SAR Images, Remote Sens., 14, 2444, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14102444. (IF: 4.848)

20. Shiu, W. J., C. F. Lee, C. C. Chiu, M. C. Weng, C. M. Yang, W. A. Chao, C. Y. Liu, C. H. Lin, W. K. Huang and M. L. Lin (2022) Analyzing debris flow-structure interaction of Yusui Stream event by using a hybrid model of depth-averaged model and discrete element method, Landslides, doi:10.1007/s10346-022-01963-y. (IF: 6.578)

21. Turowski, J., W. S. Chen, T. Queiβer, J. M. Chang, W. A. Chao, R. Nativ, N. Hovius, Y. G. Chen and W. Y. Chang (2022) Taiwan multi-parametric environmental seismic network, https://doi.org/10.14470/GD993669 (GEOFON: The TQ Seismic Network).

22. Chang, J. M., W. A. Chao, H. Chen, Y. T. Kuo and C. M. Yang (2021) Locating the rock slope failures along highways and understanding their physical process using seismic signals, Earth Surf. Dyn, 9, 505-517, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-505-2021. (IF: 4.390, cited:)

23. Kang K. H., W. A. Chao*, C. M. Yang, M. C. Chung, Y. T. Kuo, C. H. Yeh, H. C. Liu, C. H. Lin, C. P. Lin and J. J. Liao (2021) Strengthening of Landslide Materials Measured by Seismic Interferometry, Remote Sens., 13, 2834, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142834. (IF: 4.848, cited:)

24. Weng, M. C., C. H. Lin, W. J. Shiu, W. A. Chao*, C. C. Chiu, C. F. Lee, W. K. Huang and C. M. Yang (2021) Towards a rapid assessment of highway slope disasters by using multidisciplinary techniques, Landslides, doi:10.1007/s10346-021-01808-0. (IF: 6.578)

25. Rault, C., W. A. Chao, C. Gelis, A. Burtin, J. M. Chang, O. Marc, T. S. Lai, Y. M. Wu, N. Hovius and P. Meunier (2020) Seismic response of a mountain ridge prone to landsliding, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 110, 3004-3020, doi:10.1785/0120190127. (IF: 2.322, cited: 0)

26. Mittal H., B. Sharma, W. A. Chao, Y. M. Wu, T. L. Lin and R. Chingtham (2020) A comprehensive analysis of attenuation characteristics using strong ground motion records for the central Himalayan region, India, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2020.1768969. (IF: 2.754, cited: 0).

27. Anne Schöpa and W. A. Chao (2020) Interactive comment on “Comment on: Dynamics of the Askja caldera July 2014 landslide, Iceland, from seismic signal analysis: precursor, motion and aftermath” by Tómas Jóhannesson et al., Earth Surf. Dyn. Disscuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2019-45-SC1.

28. Kääb, A., S. Leinss, A. Gilbert, Y. Bühler, S. Gascoin, S. G. Evans, P. Bartelt, E. Berthier, F. Brun, W. A. Chao, D. Farinotti, F. Gimbert, W. Guo, C. Huggel, J. S. Kargel, G. Leonard, L. Tian, D. Treichler and T. Yao (2018) Massive collapse of two glaciers in western Tibet in 2016 after surge-like instability, Nature Geoscience, doi:10.1038/s41561-017-0039-7. (IF: 13.941, cited: 70).

29. Wu, Y. M.*, S. K. Chen, T. C. Huang, H. H. Huang, W. A. Chao and I. Koulakov (2018) Relationship between earthquake b-values and crustal stresses in a young orogenic belt, Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, doi: 10.1002/2017GL076694 (IF: 4.235 , cited: 10)

30. Chao, W. A.*, T. R. Wu, K. F. Ma, Y. T. Kuo, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, M. J. Chung, H. Wu and Y. L. Tsai (2018) The large Greenland landslide of 2017: Was a tsunami warning possible?, Seismol. Res. Lett. 89(4), 1335-1344 (IF: 3.275, cited: 13).

31. Schöpa, A., W. A. Chao, B. Lipovsky, N. Hovius, R. S. White, R. G. Green and J. M. Turowski (2018) Dynamics of the Askja Caldera July 2014 landslide from seismic signal analysis: precursor, motion and aftermath, Earth Surf. Dyn., 6, 467–485, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-6-467-2018 (IF: 2.649, cited: 21)

32. Wang, K. S., W. A. Chao, Himanshu Mittal and Y. M. Wu (2018) Building effects on the P-Alert based real-time shaking map determination, Seismol. Res. Lett., 89(6), 2314-2321 (IF: 3.275, cited: 1).

33. Ku, C. S., Y. T. Kuo, W. A. Chao, S. H. You, B. S. Huang, Y. G. Chen, F. W. Taylor and Y. M. Wu (2018) A first layered crustal velocity model for the western Solomon Islands: Inversion of the measured group velocity of surface wave using ambient noise, Seismol. Res. Lett., 89(6), 2274-2283 (IF: 3.275, cited: 2).

34. Kuo, H. L., G. W. Lin, C. W. Chen, H. Saito, C. W. Lin, H. Chen and W. A. Chao (2018) Evaluating critical rainfall conditions for large-scale landslides by detecting event times from seismic records, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., http://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-126. (IF: 2.281, cited: 8)

35. Chao, W. A.*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, H. Chen, Y. G. Chen, J. M. Chang and C. M. Lin (2017) A first near real-time seismology-based landquake monitoring system, Sci. Rep. 7:43510; doi: 10.1038/srep43510. (IF: 5.578, cited: 14)

36. Jan, J. C., W. A. Chao*, Y. M. Wu, C. C. Chen and C. H. Lin (2017) How well can we extract the permanent displacement from low-cost MEMS accelerometers?, Sensors, 17, 2643, doi:10.3390/s17112643. (IF: 2.677, cited: 6)

37. Chao, W. A.*, L. Zhao, S. C., Chen, Y. M. Wu, C. H. Chen and H. H. Huang (2016) Seismology-based early identification of dam-formation landquake events, Sci. Rep. 5, 19259, doi: 10.1038/srep19259. (IF: 5.578, cited: 20)

38. Mittal, H*, Y. M. Wu, D. Y. Chen and W. A. Chao (2016) Stochastic Finite Modeling of Ground Motion for March 5 2012 Earthquake and Scenario Greater Magnitude Earthquake in the Proximity of Delhi, Nat. Hazards, doi: 10.1007/s11069-016-2236-x. (IF: 1.719, cited: 19)

39. Lai, T. H., H. Mittal*, W. A. Chao and Y. M. Wu (2016) A study on Kappa value in Taiwan using borehole and surface seismic array, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 106(4), doi:10.1785/012016004. (IF: 2.322, cited: 17)

40. Wu, Y. M., W. T. Liang, H. Mittal, W. A. Chao, C. H. Lin, B. S. Huang and C. M. Lin (2016) Performance of a low-cost earthquake early warning system (P-alert) during 2016 ML 6.4 Meinong (Taiwan) earthquake, Seismol. Res. Lett., 87(5), doi: 10.1785/0220160058. (IF: 3.275, cited: 45)

41. Chao, W. A.*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, V. C. Tsai and C. H. Chen (2015) Seismologically determined bedload flux during the typhoon season, Sci. Rep., 5, 8261; doi: 10.1038/srep08261. (IF: 5.578, cited: 22)

42. Brown, D.*, Y. M. Wu, K. F. Feng, W. A. Chao and H. H. Huang (2015) Imaging high-pressure rock exhumation, Geology, 43(7), 651-654, doi: 10.1130/G36810.1. (IF: 4.638, cited: 10)

43. Hsieh, C. Y., W. A. Chao* and Y. M. Wu (2015) An examination of the threshold-based earthquake early warning approach using low cost seismic network, Seismol. Res. Lett., 86(6), 1664-1667, doi: 10.1785/0220150073. (IF: 3.275, cited: 9)

44. Chao, W. A.*, L. Zhao, Y. M. Wu and S. J. Lee (2013) Imaging Source Slip Distribution by the Back-projection of P-wave Amplitudes from Strong-motion Records: A Case Study for the 2010 Jiasian, Taiwan, Earthquake. Geophys. J. Int., 193, 1713-1725, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt082. (IF: 2.724, cited: 5)

45. Chen, C. H., W. A. Chao*, Y. M. Wu, L. Zhao, Y. G. Chen, W. Y. Ho, T. L. Lin, K. H. Kuo and R. M. Zhang (2013) A Seismological Study of Landquakes Using a Real-Time Broadband Seismic Network. Geophys. J. Int., 194, 885-898, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt121. (IF: 2.724, cited: 27)

46. Chen, C. H., H. H. Huang, W. A. Chao, Y. M. Wu*, and C. H. Chang (2013) Reexamining the source parameters of the 2012 Wutai, Taiwan, Earthquake using P-wave first-motion polarity. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 24, No. 5, 827-835, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2013.05.30.01. (IF: 1.061, cited: 8)

47. Shieh, J. T., Y. M. Wu*, L. Zhao, W. A. Chao and C. F. Wu (2011) An Examination of τc-Pd Earthquake Early Warning Method Using a Strong-Motion Building Array, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 31, 240-246, DOI:10.1016/j.soildyn.2009.12.015. (IF: 1.302, cited: 16)

48. Wu, Y. M., T. L. Lin*, W. A. Chao, H. H. Huang, N. C. Hsiao and C. H. Chang. (2011) Faster Short-distance Earthquake Early Warning Using Continued Monitoring of Filtered Vertical Displacement ― A Case Study for the 2010 JiaSian Earthquake, Taiwan. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 2, 701-709, doi: 10.1785/0120100153. (IF: 2.322, cited: 23)

49. Chao, W. A., L. Zhao* and Y. M. Wu (2011) Centroid Fault-plane Inversion in Three-dimensional Velocity Structure Using Strong-Motion Records. Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am. 3, 1330-1340, doi: 10.1785/0120100245. (IF: 2.322, cited: 10)

50. Huang, H. H., Y. M. Wu*, T. L. Lin, W. A. Chao, J. Bruce H. Shyu, C. H. Chan, and C. H. Chang (2011) The Preliminary Analysis of the 2010 Mw6.3 Jiasian, Taiwan, Earthquake Sequence. Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci., 22, 283-290, doi: 10.3319/TAO.2010.12.13.01. (IF: 1.061, cited: 45)

51. Chao, W. A., Y. M. Wu*, and L. Zhao (2010) An Automatic Scheme for Baseline Correction of Strong-Motion Records in Coseismic Deformation Determination, J. Seismol., 14:495-504. DOI 10.1007/s10950-009-9178-7. (IF=1.386, cited: 47)

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