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Transformation of displacement between strike-slip and crustal shortening in the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Evidence from decadal GPS measurements and late Quaternary slip rates on faults
Wenjun Zheng,Peizhen Zhang,Wengui He,Daoyang Yuan,Yanxiu Shao,Dewen Zheng,Weipeng Ge,Wei Min +7 more
- 01 Dec 2011
Vol. 2011
133
TL;DR: In this article, the GPS decadal slip rates along the major strike-slip faults in the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau were investigated and it was shown that slip rates remain relatively constant along the middle sections of each fault and decrease rapidly toward the ends.
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Abstract: Studies of Late Quaternary geological slip-rates and the GPS decadal slip-rates along the major strike-slip faults in the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau show that slip-rates remain relatively constant along the middle sections of each fault and decrease rapidly toward the ends. Our recent studies suggest that the slip rates are low (
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