Deep structure and lithospheric shear faults in the East Kunlun-Qiangtang region, Northern Tibetan Plateau

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-9

  Xu, Zhiqin ^a   Yang, Jingsui ^a   Jiang, Mei ^a   Li, Haibing ^a   Xue, Guangqi ^b   Yuan, Xuecheng ^c   Qian, Hui ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c Chongqing Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake excited tomography detection; Lithospheric shear fault; Lithospheric structure; Northern Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

SHEAR FAULTS;

EARTHQUAKES;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DISCONTINUITY; FAULT; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

CHINA;

EID: 0035728446     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02911965     Document Type: Article

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