Coupled Lithospheric Deformation in the Qinling Orogen, Central China: Insights From Seismic Reflection and Surface‐Wave Tomography

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 49; no. 14
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yueqiao, Dong, Shuwen, Wang, Haiyan, Feng, Mei, Thybo, H., Li, Jianhua, Gao, Rui, Shi, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 28.07.2022; Wiley
• Subjects: Convergence; Convergence zones; Cratons; Crustal shortening; Deformation; Geology; intraplate orogeny; Isotopes; Lithosphere; lithospheric deformation; Magma; Mesozoic; Orogeny; Qinling; Reflection; S waves; Seismic activity; seismic reflection; Seismic reflection profiles; Seismic surveys; Structural geology; surface‐wave tomography; Thickening; Tomography; Wave reflection; China

We combine a ∼485 km‐long seismic reflection profile and a S‐wave speed transect from surface‐wave tomography, to reveal the lithospheric deformation mode of the intracontinental Qinling orogeny, central China. We observe a thick lithosphere keel in the convergence zone between the Yangtze Block and...