Near-surface character of permanent geologic deformation across the mega-strike-slip faults in the northern Tibetan Plateau

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-217

  Xu, Xi Wei ^a   Yu, Gui Hua ^a   Chen, Gui Hua ^a   Li, Chen Xia ^a   Zhang, Lan Feng ^a   Klinger, Yann ^b   Tapponnier, Paul ^b   Liu, Jing ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Altyn Tagh Fault; Geologic deformation zone; Haiyuan Fault; Kunlun Fault; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; PULL APART BASIN; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSTENSION;

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

EID: 36749040846     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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