Overview

This monograph deals with systematic studies of all relevant thermal aspects of the Tibetan Plateau, including terrestrial heat flow measures, distribution pattern of observed heat flow along a N-S profile, crust-mantle thermal structure, and North-Middle-South triple heterogeneity across the whole plateau. Main emphasis has been put on the close correlation between thermal and comprehensive geophysical fields and the intrinsic genetic linkage between tectonic deformation of terranes and thereby induced deep-seated and superficial theral activities and responses. This new approach, in combination with available geoscientific research results, has led to a synthetic idea of integrated tectonothermal evolution of the Tibetan Plateau.

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Author:   Xianjie Shen
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   VSP International Science Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.844kg
ISBN:  

9789067642231

ISBN 10:   9067642231
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface CHAPTER I. A BRIEF OUTLINE OF PREVIOUS STUDIES RELEVANT TO THE TIBETAN TECTONOTHERMAL EVOLUTION Mosaic Accretionary Structure and Terrane Amalgamation History of the Tibetan Plateau Thick Tibetan Crust and the Characteristic Geophysical Fields of the Thickened Crust and Lithosphere Neotectonism, Terrane Deformations and Integrated Uplift --- Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau CHAPTER II. RESULTS OF HEAT FLOW MEASUREMENTS ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU AND THEIR QUALITY EVALUATION Bottom-lake Heat Flow Measurements in South-Tibet and the Heat Flow Corrections Borehole Heat Flow Measurements in Some Geothermal Areas in Central Tibet Heat Flow Measurements Along the Yadong-Goldmud Geoscience Transect Quality Evaluation of the Observed Borehole Heat Flow Values CHAPTER III. HEAT FLOW DISTRIBUTION PATTERN AND THE CRUST-MANTLE THERMAL STRUCTURE OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU Distribution Pattern of the Observed Surface Heat Flow Along the Yadong-Golmud Geoscience Transect Across the Tibetan Plateau Theoretical Verification of a Multi-layered Crust-Mantle Thermal Structure Model in the Southern Part of the Tibetan Plateau The N-S Heterogeneity of the Crust-Mantle Thermal Structure on the Tibetan Plateau Steady-state Crust and Mantle Temperature Simulation of the Tibetan Plateau CHAPTER IV. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY ON THE INTEGRATED TECTONOTHERMAL EVOLUTION OF THE TIBETIAN PLATEAU Importance and Tasks of the Model Simulation of the Integrated Tectonothermal Evolution Process Guidelines and Principles in Designing the Tectonothermal Evolution Model CHAPTER V. TECTONIC FRAMEWORK OF THE 3D TERRANE DEFORMATIONS CONSTRAINED BY THE SURFACE UPLIFT HISTORY Plate-converging Velocity Model of the Tectonic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau Derivation of the Kinematic-geometrical Equations of Tectonic Deformations for the Lhasa-Gangdise Terrane Derivation of the Kinematic-geometrical Equations of Tectonic Deformations for the Himalayan Terrane Tibetan Uplift History and Its Constraining Implications for the Verification and Refinement of the Selected Tectonic Evolution Framework of the Tibetan Plateau CHAPTER VI. SIMULATION OF THE INTEGRATED TECTONOTHERMAL EVOLUTION AND THE MAIN RESULTS Intrinsic Thermal Processes and Responses Induced by Tectonic Deformations Methodology of the Tectonothermal Simulation and the Model Parameters Main Results of Simulation of the Integrated Tectonothermal Evolution of Terranes Conclusions References

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