Delimiting the eastern extent of the Altyn Tagh Fault: Insights from structural analyses of seismic reflection profiles

• Published in: Terra nova (Oxford, England) Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuqing, Zhang, Fengqi, Cheng, Xiaogan, Lin, Xiubin, Chen, Hanlin, Wyrwoll, Karl‐Heinz, Wu, Lei, Chen, Jie, Krapež, Bryan, Lu, Yanchou, Ding, Weiwei, An, Kaixuan, Chen, Yaguang, Li, Chunyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Deformation; Mountains; Reflection; Seismic reflection profiles; Tibetan Plateau

The Altyn Tagh Fault (ATF) serves as a key continental‐scale controlling structural element of the Tibetan Plateau. However, its eastward extent remains controversial. Here we use high‐resolution seismic reflection profiles to investigate the subsurface structures of the easternmost ATF and use thes...