Late Cenozoic erosional thickness and flexural deflection along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 608-615

  Li, Yong ^a   Densmore, A L ^b   Zhou, Rongjun ^c   Ellis, M A ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Seismological Bureau of Sichuan Province   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Eastern margin of Tibetan plateau; Erosional rate; Erosional thickness; Erosional unloading driven uplift; Fission track thermochronology; Flexural deflection; Late Cenozoic; Longmenshan; Tectonic shortening driven uplift

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EROSION; FLEXURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 31444455655     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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