Regional variations in crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio beneath the central-western North China Craton and adjacent regions

Geological Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 531-542

  Wei, Zigen ^a   Chen, Ling ^a   Wang, Bingyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Crustal thickness; North China Craton; Ordos; Rifts; Vp Vs ratio

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; PALEOZOIC; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; UPLIFT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; YANGTZE PLATFORM;

EID: 84883554561     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.2473     Document Type: Article

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