Geodetic measurement of crustal motion in southwest China

Research Article| February 01, 1997 Geodetic measurement of crustal motion in southwest China Robert W. King; Robert W. King 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Feng Shen; Feng Shen 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar B. Clark Burchfiel; B. Clark Burchfiel 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Leigh H. Royden; Leigh H. Royden 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Erchie Wang; Erchie Wang 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhiliang Chen; Zhiliang Chen 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yuping Liu; Yuping Liu 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Xuan-Yang Zhang; Xuan-Yang Zhang 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ji-Xiang Zhao; Ji-Xiang Zhao 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yulin Li Yulin Li 3Chinese Academy of Surveying, Beijing, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Robert W. King 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Feng Shen 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 B. Clark Burchfiel 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Leigh H. Royden 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Erchie Wang 1Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Zhiliang Chen 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Yuping Liu 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Xuan-Yang Zhang 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Ji-Xiang Zhao 2Chengdu Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Yulin Li 3Chinese Academy of Surveying, Beijing, China Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1997) 25 (2): 179–182. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1997)0252.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Robert W. King, Feng Shen, B. Clark Burchfiel, Leigh H. Royden, Erchie Wang, Zhiliang Chen, Yuping Liu, Xuan-Yang Zhang, Ji-Xiang Zhao, Yulin Li; Geodetic measurement of crustal motion in southwest China. Geology 1997;; 25 (2): 179–182. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1997)0252.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Global Positioning System measurements performed over a 2–4 yr period confirm the Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang fault system as one of the primary active structures in southwest China. Stations southwest of these faults show southerly motions of 5–15 mm/yr relative to the western Sichuan basin, and stations in a 200 km geodetic network located northwest of the basin move at only 0–5 mm/yr. These results are consistent with clockwise rotation of southwestern Sichuan and western Yunnan about the eastern Tibetan syntaxis, accommodated by left-lateral slip of 12 ± 4 mm/yr on the Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang fault system. The results imply that if eastward extrusion of crustal material from the plateau occurs at present, it is not accommodated by east-west shortening along the margin of the plateau and must involve wholesale eastward motion of low-lying regions to the east. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.