Kinematics and dynamics of the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1081-1100

  Copley, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continental neotectonics; Dynamics: Gravity and tectonics; Rheology: Crust and lithosphere

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FLOW VELOCITY; GPS; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; NEOTECTONICS; NORMAL FAULT; RHEOLOGY; SEISMICITY;

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

EID: 50649121871     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03853.x     Document Type: Article

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