Origin, accretion, and reworking of continents

R Zhu, G Zhao, W **ao, L Chen… - Reviews of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continental crust is unique to the Earth in the solar system, and controversies remain
regarding its origin, accretion and reworking of continents. The plate tectonics theory has …

Shear wave velocity structure of the crust and upper mantle in Southeastern Tibet and its geodynamic implications

Z Zhang, H Yao, Y Yang - Science China Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Southeastern Tibet, which has complex topography and strong tectonic activity, is an
important area for studying the subsurface deformation of the Tibetan Plateau. Through the …

Transcurrent tectonic system and deep seismogenic mechanism in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: A view from gravity and magnetic anomalies

F Zhao, S Li, S Jiang, L Liu, J Zhu, M Dai, Y Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The southeastern Tibetan Plateau margin (SETPM) is characterized by a series of
curved strike-slip faults around the eastern Himalayan Syntaxis. Influenced by the …

A new crustal shear-velocity model in Southwest China from joint seismological inversion and its implications for regional crustal dynamics

Y Yang, H Yao, H Wu, P Zhang… - Geophysical Journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Southwest (SW) China is located in a transition site from the active Tibetan Plateau to the
stable Yangtze craton, which has complicated tectonic deformation and severe seismic …

Weak crust in southeast Tibetan Plateau revealed by Lg‐wave attenuation tomography: Implications for crustal material escape

X He, LF Zhao, XB **e, X Tian… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The continuous convergence between the Indian and Eurasian plates caused massive
lithospheric deformation in the Tibetan Plateau and led to excessive crustal material …

Surface-wave tomography of the Emeishan large igneous province (China): Magma storage system, hidden hotspot track, and its impact on the Capitanian mass …

Y Liu, L Li, J van Wijk, A Li, YV Fu - Geology, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are commonly associated with mass extinctions. However,
the precise relations between LIPs and their impacts on biodiversity is enigmatic, given that …

A plume-modified lithospheric barrier to the southeastward flow of partially molten Tibetan crust inferred from magnetotelluric data

X Li, X Ma, Y Chen, S Xue, IM Varentsov… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Broadband and long-period magnetotelluric (MT) data were used to obtain a continuous
image of the lithospheric electrical conductivity structure across the southeastern Tibetan …

High‐precision vertical movement and three‐dimensional deformation pattern of the Tibetan plateau

Y Wu, Z Zheng, J Nie, L Chang, G Su… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau is characterized by high elevation and complex fault systems.
High‐precision vertical movement data can provide important constraints for understanding …

Crustal and upper mantle velocity structure of SE Tibet from joint inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocity and teleseismic body wave data

X Yang, Y Luo, C Jiang, Y Yang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the continental collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates began about 50 Ma
ago, southeastern Tibet (SET) has undergone complex tectonic deformation. In this study …

Crustal structure of southwest China and northern Vietnam from ambient noise tomography: Implication for the large‐scale material transport model in SE Tibet

L Qiao, H Yao, YC Lai, BS Huang, P Zhang - Tectonics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Several models have been proposed to describe the tectonic evolution of SE Tibet and its
marginal areas. Hence, high‐resolution crustal velocity models are essential to address this …