Lithospheric thermal isostasy of north continental margin of the South China Sea

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-106

  Chen, Shi ^a   Zhang, Jian ^a   Sun, Yujun ^a   Shi, Yaolin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal; Lithosphere; North continental margin of the South China Sea; Thermal isostasy

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; GRAVITY ANOMALY; HEAT FLOW; ISOSTASY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RIFTING; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL EVOLUTION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; UPLIFT; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 70349973795     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-009-0010-7     Document Type: Article

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