Numerical simulation of the collision between Indian and Eurasian Plates and the deformations of the present Chinese continent

Acta Seismologica Sinica English Edition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

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

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

^b Third World Academy of Science   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese continent; GPS observation; Horizontal deformation; Lithosphere; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141512687     PISSN: 10009116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-000-0076-x     Document Type: Article

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