Present-day kinematics at the India-Asia collision zone

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Research Article| January 01, 2007 Present-day kinematics at the India-Asia collision zone Brendan J. Meade Brendan J. Meade 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Brendan J. Meade 1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 03 May 2006 Revision Received: 08 Aug 2006 Accepted: 28 Aug 2006 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2007) 35 (1): 81–84. https://doi.org/10.1130/G22924A.1 Article history Received: 03 May 2006 Revision Received: 08 Aug 2006 Accepted: 28 Aug 2006 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Brendan J. Meade; Present-day kinematics at the India-Asia collision zone. Geology 2007;; 35 (1): 81–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G22924A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The collision of the Indian subcontinent with Asia drives the growth and evolution of the greater Tibetan Plateau region. Fault slip rates resulting from the relative motion between crustal blocks can provide a kinematic description of the distribution of present-day deformation. I construct a three-dimensional, regional-scale elastic block model of the India-Asia collision zone that is consistent with geodetic observations of interseismic deformation, mapped fault system geometry, historical seismicity, and the mechanics of the earthquake cycle. This mechanical model of the elastic upper crust yields a set of kinematically consistent fault slip rates and block motions that may serve to constrain dynamic models of continental crustal dynamics. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.