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 …

Rifted margins: Ductile deformation, boudinage, continentward-dip** normal faults and the role of the weak lower crust

C Clerc, JC Ringenbach, L Jolivet, JF Ballard - Gondwana Research, 2018 - Elsevier
The stunningly increased resolution of the deep crustal levels in recent industrial seismic
profiles acquired along most of the world's rifted margins leads to the unraveling of an …

Transdimensional inversion of receiver functions and surface wave dispersion

T Bodin, M Sambridge, H Tkalčić… - … research: solid earth, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We present a novel method for joint inversion of receiver functions and surface wave
dispersion data, using a transdimensional Bayesian formulation. This class of algorithm …

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 …

Different expressions of rifting on the South China Sea margins

D Savva, M Pubellier, D Franke… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2014 - Elsevier
Rifting of continental margins is generally diachronous along the zones where continents
break due to various factors including the boundary conditions which trigger the extensional …

Crustal structure and deformation of the SE Tibetan plateau revealed by receiver function data

Y Sun, F Niu, H Liu, Y Chen, J Liu - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
We analyze a large amount of receiver function data recorded by regional seismic networks
of the China Earthquake Administration to estimate crustal structure and deformation …

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 …

The continent-ocean transition at the southeastern margin of the South China Sea

D Franke, U Barckhausen, N Baristeas… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2011 - Elsevier
The South China Sea formed by magma-poor, or intermediate volcanic rifting in the
Paleogene. We investigate the structure of the continent-ocean transition (COT) at its …

Crustal thickness and Poisson's ratios of South China revealed from joint inversion of receiver function and gravity data

L Guo, R Gao, L Shi, Z Huang, Y Ma - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Crustal thickness and Poisson's ratio are two important parameters for understanding the
crustal structure, composition, and deformation of the South China block. Due to the …

Crustal structure beneath NE China imaged by NECESSArray receiver function data

K Tao, F Niu, J Ning, YJ Chen, S Grand… - Earth and Planetary …, 2014 - Elsevier
We analyzed tens of thousands of receiver-function data recorded by 185 broadband
seismic stations to study the crustal structure beneath the northeast China. Moho depth and …