Geometrical imagery and tectonic transformation of Late Quaternary active tectonics in northeastern margin of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition)

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 270-278

  Yuan, Daoyang ^a   Zhang, Peizhen ^a   Liu, Baichi ^a   Gan, Weijun ^a   Mao, Fengying ^a   Wang, Zhicai ^a   Zheng, Wenjun ^a   Guo, Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Active structure; Deformation mode; Geometrical imagery; Qinghai Xizang (Tibet) Plateau; Tectonic transformation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGING METHOD; QUATERNARY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

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

EID: 4143089131     PISSN: 10009515     EISSN: 17556724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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