Tomographic study of the deep tectonics in the Yecheng-Shiquanhe area of the Tibetan Plateau

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 477-483

  Xue, Guangqi ^a   Jiang, Mei ^b   Su, Heping ^b   Qian, Hui ^c   Wang, Youxue ^d   Dong, Yingjun ^a   Wittlinger, G ^e   Poupinet, G ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Guilin Technology University   (China)

^e Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre   (France)

^f UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Subduction; Velocity perturbation; West Kunlun

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERE; SUBDUCTION; VELOCITY PERTURBATION; WEST KUNLUN;

TOMOGRAPHY;

SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

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

EID: 27844602916     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/03yd0356     Document Type: Article

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