A new constraint on strain rate of the rheological structure of the lithosphere

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1029-1034

  Wei, Rong Qiang ^a   Zang, Shao Xian ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constraint of strain rate; GPS; Lithoshphere; Rheological structure

Indexed keywords

GPS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE; TECTONICS;

EID: 12844288695     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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