Rising process of the Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau and its mechanism

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-379

  Zhong, Dalai ^a   Ding, Lin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fission track dating; Mechanisms of uplift; Qinghai Xizang Plateau; Rising process

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000047189     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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