Geodynamic modelling of crustal deformation of the North China block: A preliminary study

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-69

  Lin, Ge ^a   Wang, Yanghua ^b   Guo, Feng ^a   Wang, Yuejun ^a   Fan, Weiming ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; Geodynamic modelling; Lithospheric thinning; North China block

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; MODELING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 24144436909     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/1/1/008     Document Type: Article

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