The electrical structure of the crust along Mianning-Yibin profile in the eastern edge of Tibetan plateau and its tectonic implications

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-594

  Wan, Zhan Sheng ^a,b   Zhao, Guo Ze ^a   Tang, Ji ^a   Chen, Xiao Bin ^a   Wang, Li Feng ^a   Xiao, Qi Bin ^a   Zhan, Yan ^a   Wang, Ji Jun ^a   Wang, Wei Mao ^c   Cai, Jun Tao ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^b Geophysical Exploration Institute of Hebei Province   (China)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

^d Jiangsu Province Earthquake Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal flow layer; Daliangshan block; Eastern edge of tibetan plateau; Electrical structure; Seismicity

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; NONLINEARITY; SALT; SEISMICITY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 78649877342     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.03.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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