The Rheological boundary layer and its implications for the difference between the thermal and seismic lithospheric bases of the North China Craton

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-61

  He, Li Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Asthenospheric viscosity; North China Craton; Rheological boundary layer; Seismic lithosphere; Thermal lithosphere

Indexed keywords

SEISMOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

BOHAI BAY BASIN; CONDUCTION AND CONVECTIONS; NORTH CHINA CRATON; SEISMIC LITHOSPHERE; THERMAL LITHOSPHERE; THERMAL REGIMES; TRANSITION LAYERS; TRANSITION ZONES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ASTHENOSPHERE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CRATON; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; SUBDUCTION;

BOHAI BAY; CHINA; NORTH CHINA BLOCK; ORDOS;

EID: 84896306402     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: 08989591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6038/cjg20140106     Document Type: Article

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