3D lithospheric structure of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and hydraulic pressure machine model of the plateau uplift

Geology in China

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 711-729

  Yuan, Xue Cheng ^a   Li, Ting Dong ^b   Xiao, Xu Chang ^c   Jiang, Mei ^c   Geng, Shu Fang ^c  

^a CHINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Geosciences   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D lithospheric structure; Hydraulic pressure machine model of the plateau uplift; Qinghai Tibet Plateau; Subduction of the Indian plate

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; INDIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NAPPE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SUBDUCTION; THRUST; UPLIFT; UPPER CRUST;

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

EID: 33750725098     PISSN: 10003657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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