Formation of the Yazi Spring Stream and its significance on tectonics-climate on the northern slope of Kunlun Mountains

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2063-2068

  Chang, Hong ^a,b   Zhang, Peizhen ^c   An, Zhisheng ^a   Wang, Xulong ^a   Qiang, Xiaoke ^a   Fu, Chaofeng ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Kunlun Mountains; Optically stimulated luminescence; Tectonic uplift; Terrace; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751355627     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0606     Document Type: Article

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