Lithospheric deformation beneath the Altyn Tagh and West Kunlun faults from recent gravity surveys

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Jiang, Xiaodian ^a   Jin, Yu ^b   McNutt, Marcia K ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexure; Gravity; Tibet

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION; FAULT; GEODYNAMICS; GRAVITY SURVEY; LITHOSPHERE;

ALTYN TAGH FAULT ZONE; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 4644300545     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002444     Document Type: Article

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