The electrical structure of Bangong-Nujiang suture: Results from magnetotelluric sounding detection

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2666-2675

  Jin, Sheng ^a,b   Wei, Wen Bo ^a,b   Ye, Gao Feng ^a,b   Deng, Ming ^a,b   Tan, Han Dong ^a,b   Unsworth, Martyn ^b,c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangong Nujiang suture; Electrical structure; Magnetotelluric sounding; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; INDIAN PLATE; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; SUTURE ZONE; UPPER CRUST; VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING;

BANGONG CO-NUJIANG SUTURE ZONE; CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG;

EID: 76749097602     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issa.0001-5733.2009.10.027     Document Type: Article

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