Crustal motion of Chinese mainland monitored by GPS

Citation
Wy. Zhu et al., Crustal motion of Chinese mainland monitored by GPS, SCI CHINA D, 43(4), 2000, pp. 394-400
Citations number
11
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES D-EARTH SCIENCES
ISSN journal
1006-9313 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
394 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
1006-9313(200008)43:4<394:CMOCMM>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
To measure and monitor the crustal motion in China, a GPS network has been established with an average side length of 1 000 km and with more than 20 p oints on the margins of each major tectonic block and fault zone in China. Three campaigns were carried out in 1992,1994 and 1996, respectively by thi s network. Here we present, for the first time, the horizontal displacement rates of 22 GPS monitoring stations distributed over the whole China and g lobal IGS stations surrounding China, based on these GPS repeated measureme nts. From these results by GPS, we have obtained the sketch of crustal moti on in China.