Crustal thickness map of the Chinese mainland from teleseismic receiver functions

Y Li, M Gao, Q Wu - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
We present a new crustal thickness map of the Chinese mainland and adjacent areas based
on a compilation of previously published data. More than 1900 estimates of crustal thickness …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic anisotropy in the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and its deep tectonic significances

G Yuan, S YuTao, W Qiong - Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2020 - dzkx.org
The southeastern (SE) margin of the Tibetan Plateau is a channel of the eastward esca**
material flow of the Tibetan Plateau. In order to fully understand the complex lithosphere …

[PDF][PDF] Lithosphere architecture characterized by crust–mantle decoupling controls the formation of orogenic gold deposits

Z Hou, Q Wang, H Zhang, B Xu, N Yu… - National Science …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study, via combined analysis of geophysical and geochemical data, reveals a
lithospheric architecture characterized by crust–mantle decoupling and vertical heat-flow …

Teleseismic P‐wave tomography and mantle dynamics beneath Eastern Tibet

J Lei, D Zhao - Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We determined a new 3‐DP‐wave velocity model of the upper mantle beneath eastern Tibet
using 112,613 high‐quality arrival‐time data collected from teleseismic seismograms …

A unified map of Moho depth and Vp/Vs ratio of continental China by receiver function analysis

R He, X Shang, C Yu, H Zhang… - Geophysical Journal …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Continental China consists of a complex amalgamation of geotectonic units and has
experienced strong and widespread tectonic deformation since the Mesozoic. To …

Pn anisotropic tomography and dynamics under eastern Tibetan plateau

J Lei, Y Li, F **e, J Teng, G Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a new anisotropic tomographic model of the uppermost mantle around eastern
Tibet using Pn traveltime data from a newly deployed temporary seismic array and recent …

Crustal structure and deformation beneath the NE margin of the Tibetan plateau constrained by teleseismic receiver function data

Q Wang, F Niu, Y Gao, Y Chen - Geophysical Journal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We analysed a large amount of teleseismic receiver function data recorded by 172
broadband stations in the NE Tibetan plateau and its surrounding areas to investigate the …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Is there a big mantle wedge under eastern Tibet?

J Lei, D Zhao, X Xu, YG Xu, M Du - Physics of the Earth and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
The big mantle wedge (BMW) model was originally proposed to explain the origin of the
intraplate Changbaishan volcano in NE China where the subducting Pacific slab becomes …