Numerical simulation of the compression uplift of the Qinghai-Xizang plateau

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 346-355

  Fu, Rong Shan ^a   Xu, Yao Min ^a   Huang, Jian Hua ^a   Li, Li Gang ^a  

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

Author keywords

Compression uplift; Denudation; East Asian continent; Qinghai Xizang plateau

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE TECTONICS; PLATEAU; UPLIFT;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 0033923868     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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