Dynamics of present-day crustal movement in the China mainland

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 456-461

  Ye, Zheng Ren ^a   Wang, Jian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China mainland; Dynamics; GPS; Lithosphere; Present day crustal motion

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL MOVEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEODYNAMICS; GPS; RHEOLOGY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 4143122293     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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