Kinematic model of crustal deformation of Fenwei basin, China based on GPS observations

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Qu, Wei ^a   Lu, Zhong ^b   Zhang, Qin ^a   Li, Zhenhong ^c   Peng, Jianbin ^a   Wang, Qingliang ^d   Drummond, Jane ^c   Zhang, Ming ^a  

^a CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Block kinematic models; Crustal deformation; Fenwei basin; GPS; Hypothesis testing

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; GPS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHEAR STRAIN;

CHINA; HETAO; NEI MONGGOL; ORDOS; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; YINSHAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84893016355     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2014.01.001     Document Type: Article

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