Seismic structure and rheology of the crust under mainland China

Gondwana Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1455-1483

  Zhang, Zhongjie ^a   Deng, Yangfan ^b   Chen, Lin ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Teng, Jiwen ^a   Panza, Giuliano ^c,d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Lithosphere deformation; Mainland China; Seismogenic layer; Yield stress envelope

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; P-WAVE; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPPER MANTLE;

CHINA;

EID: 84875373585     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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