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2023 , Vol. 38 >Issue 7: 745 - 756

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2023.037

Estimation of the Initial Collision Time Between the Indian and Eurasian Plates Using Geodetic Means

  • Cao LIU ,
  • Weilong RAO ,
  • Wenke SUN
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  • 1.College of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    2.School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
LIU Cao (1996-), male, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, Master student. Research area includes application research of satellite geodesy. E-mail: liucao20@mails.ucas.ac.cn
SUN Wenke (1956-), male, Beijing City, Professor. Research areas include seismic dislocation theory and application of gravity satellite GRACE. E-mail: sunw@ucas.ac.cn

Received date: 2023-01-08

  Revised date: 2023-04-19

  Online published: 2023-07-19

Supported by

the National Natural Science Foundation of China “Study of multi-source mass migration in the Tianshan region using GRACE and other multi-source data”(42174097);“Study of sediment quality changes in the East China Sea region using gravity satellite GRACE data”(41974093)

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Abstract

The initial time of collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate, or the uplift time of the Tibetan Plateau, is an important and controversial scientific issue. Thus far, the main means of studying this problem have been geology or geography, and we have attempted to carry out exploratory research through modern geodesy. In this study, GNSS observations of the displacement field, surface mass migration load correction, hydrological model, CRUST1.0 model, and other data were used to estimate the uplift rate and thickness of the Tibetan Plateau block and then obtain the uplift starting point and uplift process of the entire Tibetan Plateau block. Finally, assuming that the Tibetan Plateau block was a linear uplift, we estimated that the initial time of the collision between the Indian and Eurasian Plates was 83 Ma. If the Tibetan Plateau underwent nonlinear uplifting, the initial collision time between the Indian and Eurasian Plates would be closer to the geological results. This study provides a new method to study the starting time of block uplift on the Tibetan Plateau.

Key words： Geodetic surveying; Tibetan Plateau; Initial collision time; Crustal deformation; Global Positioning System (GPS).

Cite this article

Cao LIU , Weilong RAO , Wenke SUN . Estimation of the Initial Collision Time Between the Indian and Eurasian Plates Using Geodetic Means[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2023 , 38(7) : 745 -756 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2023.037

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