Structural control on the topography of the Laji-Jishi and Riyue Shan belts in the NE margin of the Tibetan plateau: Facilitation of the headward propagation of the Yellow River system

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1002-1014

  Wang, Erchie ^a,b   Shi, Xuhua ^c   Wang, Gang ^d   Fan, Chun ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Differential deformation; Laji Jishi Shan belt; Structural saddle; Tibetan plateau; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EN ECHELON STRUCTURE; EROSION; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MOUNTAIN; NORMAL FAULT; PLEISTOCENE; RIVER FLOW; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLIFT;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YELLOW RIVER;

EID: 79551543156     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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