Comparison of results of recent seismic profiles with tectonic models of the North China craton

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-259

  Kusky, Timothy M ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Archean; geophysics; North China craton; tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MARGIN; ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; ARCHEAN; BLOCK ROTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENIC BELT; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; RIFTING; SEISMIC DATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILE;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK;

EID: 79953669351     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-011-0178-5     Document Type: Article

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