Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data

• DOI: 10.1130/g20554.1
• Publication Date: 2004-08-20T17:47:31Z
• Authors: Pei-Zhen Zhang; Zhengkang Shen; Min Wang; Weijun Gan; Roland Bürgmann; Peter Molnar; Qi Wang; Zhijun Niu; Jianzhong Sun; Jianchun Wu; Sun Hanrong; You Xinzhao
• Keywords: TECTONICS; flow of crustal material; ASIA; 550; Geology; 01 natural sciences; CHINA; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; velocity field; Tibetan Plateau; INDIA; rigid block; SLIP RATES; continuous deformation; FAULT; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

Research Article| September 01, 2004 Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data Pei-Zhen Zhang; Zhang 1State Key Laboratory Earthquake Dynamics, Institute Geology, Chinese Administration, Beijing 100029, China, and State Loess Quaternary IEE, CAS, Xi'an, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhengkang Shen; Shen 2State Department Earth Space Sciences, University California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA Min Wang; Wang 3State Weijun Gan; Gan Roland Bürgmann; Bürgmann 4Department Planetary Science, Berkeley, 94720, Peter Molnar; Molnar 5Department Geological Cooperative in Environmental Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, Qi 6Institute Seismology, Wuhan 430071, Zhijun Niu; Niu 7National Infrastructure Service, 100081, Jianzhong Sun; Sun Jianchun Wu; Wu Hanrong; Hanrong You Xinzhao Author Article Information Publisher: Society America Received: 12 Feb Revision 06 May Accepted: 10 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print 0091-7613 Geology (2004) 32 (9): 809–812. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20554.1 history Cite View This Citation Add to Manager Share Icon Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Get Permissions Site Zhang, Shen, Wang, Gan, Bürgmann, Molnar, Niu, Sun, Wu, Hanrong, Xinzhao; data. 2004;; doi: Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Dropdown Menu input auto suggest filter your All ContentBy SocietyGeology Advanced Abstract Global velocities 553 control points within on its margins show that present-day tectonics plateau is best described as a continuous medium, at least when averaged over distances >∼100 km. Deformation occurs throughout interior ESE-WNW extension slightly slower NNE-SSW shortening. Relative Eurasia, material moves roughly eastward with speeds increase toward east, then flows southward around eastern end Himalaya. Crustal thickening northeastern zone ∼400 km wide cannot be result elastic strain single major thrust fault. Shortening there accommodates much India's penetration into Eurasia. A description terms movements rigid blocks associated slip faults between them match velocity field. do not have access content, please speak institutional administrator if you feel should access.