Crustal structure of Chuan-Dian region derived from gravity data and its tectonic implications

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 212-213, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-87

  Jiang, Wenliang ^a   Zhang, Jingfa ^a   Tian, Tian ^a   Wang, Xin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bouguer gravity anomaly; Chuan Dian region; Crustal structure; Density interface; Gravity modeling

Indexed keywords

BOUGUER GRAVITY ANOMALIES; CHUAN-DIAN REGION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY INTERFACE; GRAVITY MODELING;

EXTRUSION; FAULTING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRAVITATION; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BOUGUER ANOMALY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; GRAVITY SURVEY; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MODELING; MOHO; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

CHINA; CHUANDIAN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84868321694     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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