Uplift of the Longmen Shan and Tibetan plateau and the 2008 Wenchuan (M=7.9) earthquake

• Main Authors: Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Geology::Volcanoes and earthquakes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95508; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8794
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Longmen Shan mountain range, site of the devastating 12 May 2008 Wenchuan (M=7.9) earthquake, defines the eastern margin of the Himalayan orogen and exhibits greater topographic relief than anywhere else in the Tibetan plateau. However, before...