Advances in Earth Science ›› 2005, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (9): 970-979. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2005.09.0970

Special Issue: 青藏高原研究——青藏科考虚拟专刊

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A STUDY OF MANTLE DYNAMICS OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

XIONG Xiong 1,2;FU Rongshan 3;TENG Jiwen 2;XU Houze 1   

  1. 1.Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430077,China;
    2.Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101,China;
    3.College of Earth and Space Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026,China
  • Received:2005-03-02 Revised:2005-05-18 Online:2005-09-25 Published:2005-09-25

XIONG Xiong;FU Rongshan;TENG Jiwen;XU Houze. A STUDY OF MANTLE DYNAMICS OF THE TIBETAN PLATEAU[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2005, 20(9): 970-979.

The uplift and formation of the Tibetan Plateau is the dynamic consequence of the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates. However, the collision model alone and the South-north compression between two plates cannot clarify all the tectonic features of the plateau. Therefore, other dynamic processes, especially that within the mantle draw the attention gradually. The research history on the mantle dynamic mechanism of the uplift of Tibetan Plateau is reviewed briefly and the mantle dynamic implication of the deep structure beneath the plateau in reviewed in detail. We concentrate on introducing the progress of the study on mantle dynamic mechanism of the uplift of Tibetan Plateau. It is proposed that the Tibetan Plateau is the consequence of not only the collision between India and Eurasia plates, but also the coupling and interaction between the lithosphere and underlaying mantle of the plateau.

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