The 3-d deformational movement episodes and neotectonic domains in the Qinghai - Tibet plateau

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-227

  Zongjin, Ma ^a   Jiasheng, Zhang ^a   Yipeng, Wang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Deformational movement; Displacement rate; Neotectonic domain; Qinghan Tibet plateau

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATAEU; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0032460238     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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