Quaternary tectonic activity in northeastern Qinghai-Xizang plateau as reflected by river terraces along the middle-upper reach of the Yellow River

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-145

  Liu, Bai chi ^a   Liu, Xiao feng ^a   Yuan, Dao yang ^a   Zheng, Wen jun ^a   Guo, Hua ^a   Cao, Juan juan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Active block; Main planation surface; Uplifting rates; Vertical profile of river terraces; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FOLDING; QUATERNARY; RIVER TERRACE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

CHINA;

EID: 0041352871     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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