Test of deep seismic reflection profiling across central uplift of Qiangtang terrane in Tibetan plateau

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 438-447

  Lu, Zhanwu ^a   Gao, Rui ^a   Li, Qiusheng ^a   He, Rizheng ^a   Kuang, Chaoyang ^a   Hou, Hesheng ^a   Xiong, Xiaosong ^a   Guan, Ye ^a   Wang, Haiyan ^a   Klemperer, S L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central uplift zone; Convergent process; Crustal structure; Qiangtang terrane; Test of deep reflection profiling

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EURASIAN PLATE; INDIAN PLATE; LOWER CRUST; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TERRANE; UPLIFT; UPPER CRUST;

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

EID: 70349974411     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-009-0036-x     Document Type: Article

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