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Lithospheric structure and continental geodynamics

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This paper briefly reviews main progress in the research on lithospheric structure and continental geodynamics made by Chinese geophysicists during last 4 years since 22nd IUGG general assembly in July 1999. The research mainly covers the following fields: investigations on regional lithospheric structure, DSS survey of crust and upper mantle velocity structure, study on present-day inner movement and deformation of Chinese mainland by analyzing GPS observations, geodynamics of Qingzang plateau, geophysical survey of the Dabie-Sulu ultra-high pressure metamorphic belt and probing into its formation mechanism, geophysical observations in sedimentary basins and study on their evolution process, and plate dynamics,etc.

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  1. Institute of Geophysics, China Seismological Bureau, 100081, Beijing, China

    Xu Zhong-huai

  2. Center for Earth System Science, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100039, Beijing, China

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Zhong-huai, X., Yao-lin, S. Lithospheric structure and continental geodynamics. Acta Seismol. Sin. 16, 544–560 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02893475

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