Cretaceous long-distance lithospheric extension and surface response in South China

J Li, S Dong, PA Cawood, H Thybo, PD Clift… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lithospheric extension plays a pivotal role in governing the evolution of continents and the
birth of oceanic basins on Earth. Despite this, quantifying wide-mode lithospheric extension …

Formation of giant copper deposits in Tibet driven by tearing of the subducted Indian plate

Z Hou, R Wang, H Zhang, Y Zheng, S **, H Thybo… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porphyry copper deposits (PCDs) occur in accretionary and collisional orogens, yet it is
unclear how continental collision controls their formation. Two fundamental issues are …

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 …

USTClitho2. 0: Updated unified seismic tomography models for Continental China lithosphere from joint inversion of body‐wave arrival times and surface‐wave …

S Han, H Zhang, H **n, W Shen… - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract presented 3D seismic velocity models (VP and VS) of crust and uppermost mantle
of continental China using seismic body‐wave travel‐time tomography, which are referred to …

High‐resolution lithospheric velocity structure of continental China by double‐difference seismic travel‐time tomography

H **n, H Zhang, M Kang, R He… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To determine high‐resolution VP and VS models of the lithosphere of continental China, we
assembled numerous high‐quality arrival‐time data from 11,953 earthquakes recorded by …

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 …

Refertilized continental root controls the formation of the Mianning–Dechang carbonatite-associated rare-earth-element ore system

ZQ Hou, B Xu, H Zhang, YC Zheng, R Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Rare earth element ore deposits associated with carbonatite derived from Earth's mantle
supply half of the world's rare earth element. However, the formation of carbonatite and …

Crustal thickness and Poisson's ratio in southwest China based on data from dense seismic arrays

W Wang, J Wu, L Fang, G Lai… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Crustal thickness and Poisson's ratio are important parameters to characterize regional
isostasy state and material composition or state. Using the teleseismic waveform data from …

A global reference model of the lithosphere and upper mantle from joint inversion and analysis of multiple data sets

JC Afonso, F Salajegheh, W Szwillus… - Geophysical Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present a new global model for the Earth's lithosphere and upper mantle (LithoRef18)
obtained through a formal joint inversion of 3-D gravity anomalies, geoid height, satellite …

Direct inversion for three‐dimensional shear wave speed azimuthal anisotropy based on surface wave ray tracing: Methodology and application to Yunnan, southwest …

C Liu, H Yao, HY Yang, W Shen, H Fang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Azimuthal anisotropy retrieved from surface waves is important for constraining depth‐
varying deformation patterns in the crust and upper mantle. We present a direct inversion …