Crustal structures across the Altyn Tagh fault imaged by teleseismic receiver functions and their geodynamic implications

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 139-144

  Shi, Danian ^a   Yu, Qinfan ^b   Poupinet, Georges ^c   Herquel, Georges ^d   Wittlinger, Gerard ^d   Jiang, Mei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh fault; Crustal structures; Receiver function; Seismology; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GEODYNAMICS; MOHO; SEISMOLOGY; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

ALTYN TAGH FAULT ZONE; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 34250346510     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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