Open AccessPartial melting observed in Tibetan Plateau crust
Author(s) -
Wendel JoAnna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo470013
Subject(s) - plateau (mathematics) , crust , geology , partial melting , geochemistry , earth science , mathematical analysis , mathematics
In the Tibetan Plateau, which formed millions of years ago as a result of the collision between the Eurasian and Indian plates, scientists have investigated the presence of crustal melt to understand how the region evolved. Previous seismic studies of the Tibetan Plateau led scientists to believe that the center of the plateau is partially melted.