Structure of lithospheric density and geomagnetism beneath the Tianshan orogenic belt and their geodynamic implacations

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1061-1067

  Zhao, Jun Meng ^a,b   Li, Zhi Chun ^c   Cheng, Hong Gang ^a   Yao, Chang Li ^d   Li, Yi Shi ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c Laboring Hygiene of Hunan Province   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic analyses; Joint inversion of gravity with geomagnetism; Junggar basin; Lithosphere; Tarim basin; Tianshan orogenic belt

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; GEODYNAMICS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT; THRUST;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN; WORLD;

EID: 12844269909     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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