Velocity structure of the crust and uppermost mantle in the boundary area of the Tianshan Mountains and the Tarim Basin

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-275

  Mi, Ning ^a   Wang, Liangshu ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Xu, Mingjie ^a   Chen, Yunping ^a   Li, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Yong ^b   Yu, Dayong ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION   (China)

Author keywords

Low velocity zone; Mountain basin coupling system; Receiver function; Tianshan erogenic belt

Indexed keywords

EID: 21844439817     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0247     Document Type: Article

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