Kinematical transformation and slip partitioning of northern to eastern active boundary belt of Sichuan-Yunnan block

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-85

  Chen, Gui Hua ^a   Xu, Xi Wei ^a   Wen, Xue Ze ^b   Wang, Ya Li ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

^c CHINA EARTHQUAKE NETWORKS CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Quantitative model; Sichuan Yunnan block; Slip partitioning; Tectonic transformation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIP-SLIP FAULT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; OROGENIC BELT; SLIP RATE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TERRACE; UPLIFT;

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

EID: 51649125799     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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