Kinematics of present-day tectonic deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and its vicinities

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-377

  Zhang, Pei Zhen ^a,b   Shen, Zheng Kang ^a,b   Wang, Min ^a,b   Gan, Wei Jun ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous deformation; Crustal velocity; Eastward flow of crustal material; GPS measurement; Tibetan Plateau; Velocity field

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GPS; KINEMATICS; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; WORLD;

EID: 12744260153     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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