Dynamic simulation of lithospheric evolution from the modern China mainland and its surrounding areas

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 415-427

  Zheng, Yong ^a,b   Fu, Rong Shan ^a   Xiong, Xiong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics   (China)

Author keywords

Continental collision; FEM simulation; Geological observation; GPS; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Velocity field

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAULT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LITHOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDIA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SOUTH ASIA; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 33744994309     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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