Seismic evidence of divergent rifting and subsequent deformation in the southern Japan Sea, and a Cenozoic tectonic synthesis of the eastern Eurasian margin

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 933-942

  Itoh, Yasuto ^a   Uno, Koji ^b   Arato, Hiroyuki ^c  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INPEX CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Differential rotation; Japan Sea; Paleomagnetism; Rifting; Seismic interpretation; Sikhote Alin; Southwest Japan; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARC-ARC COLLISION; CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EURASIAN PLATE; GRABEN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TECTONICS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 33748062999     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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