%0 Journal Article %1 wittlinger_etal:1998 %A Wittlinger, Gérard %A Tapponnier, Paul %A Poupinet, Georges %A Mei, Jiang %A Danian, Shi %A Herquel, Georges %A Masson, Frédéric %D 1998 %J Science %K geophysics seismology %N 5386 %P 74--76 %R 10.1126/science.282.5386.74 %T Tomographic evidence for localized lithospheric shear along the Altyn Tagh fault %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5386.74 %V 282 %X Seismic tomography across the Altyn Tagh fault, at the north edge of the Tibetan Plateau, reveals a low P-wave velocity anomaly below the fault down to 140 kilometers. This anomaly probably reflects strike-slip shear in the lithosphere. Slip-partitioning may also induce a wedge of crust from the Tarim Basin to plunge into the mantle.

@article{wittlinger_etal:1998, abstract = {Seismic tomography across the Altyn Tagh fault, at the north edge of the Tibetan Plateau, reveals a low P-wave velocity anomaly below the fault down to 140 kilometers. This anomaly probably reflects strike-slip shear in the lithosphere. Slip-partitioning may also induce a wedge of crust from the Tarim Basin to plunge into the mantle.}, added-at = {2012-09-01T13:08:21.000+0200}, author = {Wittlinger, G\érard and Tapponnier, Paul and Poupinet, Georges and Mei, Jiang and Danian, Shi and Herquel, Georges and Masson, Fr\éd\éric}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2483c6bedb2505b5a38e95217db4f04c5/nilsma}, day = 2, doi = {10.1126/science.282.5386.74}, interhash = {24888b97ab934ec08732ba2af2c540eb}, intrahash = {483c6bedb2505b5a38e95217db4f04c5}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {geophysics seismology}, month = oct, number = 5386, pages = {74--76}, pmid = {9756478}, timestamp = {2021-02-09T13:25:23.000+0100}, title = {Tomographic evidence for localized lithospheric shear along the Altyn Tagh fault}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.282.5386.74}, volume = 282, year = 1998 }