Study of the mantle dynamics of the lithosphere movements in the region from Qinghai-Xizang plateau to Tianshan Mountain

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 658-668

  Fu, Rong Shan ^a   Huang, Jian Hua ^a   Xu, Yao Min ^a   Chang, Xiao Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Break off; Mantle convection; Qinghai Xizang Plateau; Tianshan Mountain; Uplift

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE CONVECTION; MANTLE PROCESS;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0032453516     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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