Plate tectonics of Asia: Geological and geophysical constraints

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 353-359

  Zhao, Xixi ^a   Xiao, Wenjiao ^b   Hébert, Réjean ^c   Wang, Chengshan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GONDWANA; PLATE TECTONICS;

ASIA;

EID: 84863877991     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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