A bound on the rheology of continental lithosphere using very long baseline interferometry: The velocity of south China with respect to Eurasia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 545-553

  Molnar, Peter ^a   Gipson, John M ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERE; PLATE MOVEMENT; POWER LAW CREEP; RHEOLOGY; VISCOUS SHEET; VLBI;

CHINA, SHANGHAI;

EID: 0029730561     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02503     Document Type: Article

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