Structures of the northeastern most South China Sea continental margin and ocean basin: Geophysical constraints and tectonic implications

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-79

  Li, Chun Feng ^a   Zhou, Zuyi ^a   Li, Jiabiao ^b   Hao, Hujun ^c   Geng, Jianhua ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

^c CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Deep crustal reflector; Episodic rifting; Gravity modeling; Seismic stratigraphy; South China Sea; Tainan basin

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP CRUSTAL REFLECTOR; EPISODIC RIFTING; GRAVITY MODELING; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FAULT; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRABEN; OCEAN BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TAINAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 33947407237     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-007-9014-9     Document Type: Article

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