Receiver function analysis of crustal structure beneath the eastern Tibetan plateau

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-127

  Xu, Xiaoming ^a   Ding, Zhifeng ^a   Shi, Danian ^b   Li, Xinfu ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal thickness; Eastern Tibetan plateau; Poisson's ratio; Receiver function

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MOHO; OROGENY; PARTIAL MELTING; POISSON RATIO; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPLIFT;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SICHUAN BASIN; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84878244212     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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