Evidence of crustal 'channel flow' in the eastern margin of Tibetan Plateau from MT measurements

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1887-1893

  Zhao, GuoZe ^a   Chen, XiaoBin ^a   Wang, LiFeng ^a   Wang, JiJun ^a   Tang, Ji ^a   Wan, ZhanSheng ^a   Zhang, JiHong ^b   Zhan, Yan ^a   Xiao, QiBin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SHANDONG PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Eastern margin of Tibetan Plateau; Electric structure; Magnetotelluric; Transitional zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749125255     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-0081-3     Document Type: Review

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