Edge-driven mechanical microplate models of strike-slip faulting in the Tibetan plateau
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Conjugate strike-slip faulting along the Bangong-Nujiang suture zone accommodates coeval east-west extension and north-south shortening in the interior of the Tibetan Plateau
[1] Geologic investigations of how the Tibetan plateau is currently deforming have focused primarily on its boundary faults. Consequently, how the interior of the plateau deforms remains poorly understood. To fill this gap in knowledge, we conducted field mapping, analysis of remote sensing and digital topographic data, and reinterpretation of existing geologic maps in central Tibet. This study...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-9313
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50272