Global Positioning System measurements from eastern Tibet and their implications for India/Eurasia intercontinental deformation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B7, 2000, Pages 16215-16227

  Chen, Z ^a   Burchfiel, B C ^b   Liu, Y ^a   King, R W ^b   Royden, L H ^b   Tang, W ^a   Wang, E ^b,c   Zhao, J ^a   Zhang, X ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GPS; OROGENY;

EID: 0034631646     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900092     Document Type: Article

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